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Cellphone thief gets 15 years

22 January 2013 - 17:52 By Sapa
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A cellphone being removed from a pocket. File picture
A cellphone being removed from a pocket. File picture
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A man has been jailed for 15 years for robbing a woman of her cellphone, Eastern Cape police say.

Lieutenant Nkosikho Mzuku said Sithembiso Phangindawo, 20, was sentenced by the Mdantsane Magistrate's Court on Monday.

He was arrested about a year after the crime was committed.

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