Court slaps Durban robbers with heavy sentences
The NPA's heaped praise on police and the prosecution team that brought a successful business robbery case against a gang in KZN.
The six men were found guilty in the Durban Regional Court for 51 counts of robbery committed between March and September 2019.
The NPA's Natasha Kara says the men made off with approximately R600 000 in total from these heists.
Three of them were given 30-years in jail.
The other three were each slapped with a prison sentence of 15, 60 and 70 years.
"During this time they robbed Hollywood Bets in Chatsworth, Marshall World of Sports in Pinetown and Amanzimtoti, Playa Bets in Umzinto, TAB in Pietermaritzburg and Kwa-Dukuza, and the Gold Circle in Umlazi.
"They also robbed several patrons and employees who were present at the time of the robberies. The men made off with approximately R600 000 in total from these heists."
