Cellphone thief gets 15 years

22 January 2013 - 17:52
By Sapa
A cellphone being removed from a pocket. File picture
Image: Bruce Gorton A cellphone being removed from a pocket. File picture

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.