Finger-chopping convict appeals 18-month term and gets 10 years instead

Court delivers a devastating judgment slamming the police investigation’s failure to identify ‘unknown white males’, among other mishaps

24 August 2022 - 22:02

A man whose crimes were said to “border on security branch torture” tried to appeal his R60,000 fine or effective 18-month sentence, but he has instead been jailed for 10 years...

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