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Ten men have each been jailed for 15 years by the Mmabatho Regional Court for assaulting a police officer in police cells in Mmabatho, North West police said.

They were sentenced this week for attacking Captain Abram Manaka in 2005, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.

Ngubane said Manaka was responding to a call in the cells when they grabbed him.

They kicked, pepper-sprayed and stabbed him with a sharp object.

They tied him up, took his cell phone and cell keys, he said.

“Blankets were piled up on his head to suffocate him and he was ultimately rescued by the remaining inmates who were not involved in the assault.” 

Ngubane said the prisoners escaped but they were later rearrested.

They were facing charges of robbery, house breaking, assault and rape.  

Their 15-year sentencing would run concurrently with the terms they were serving, said Ngubane.

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Wed May 22 04:27:38 SAST 2013 ::

Aug 16, 2012

sabza007

Whats the purpose of sentencing them if the sentence will run concurrently with the sentences they were serving.This 15 years should run separately. Useless judge.
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Aug 16, 2012

beautiful4

i say bring back "DEATH PENALTY" will solve all these crap!!
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Aug 16, 2012

Zulu4ever

@Beautiful4
Until they give that DEATH PENALTY to an innocent person than u'll undastand that it wont solve anything.Sister.
You cannot solve a problem with another problem
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Aug 16, 2012

thabiso992000

Whats the point, go a tshwana man, why did they have to sentence them in the first place, this magistrates, jhojho daideng
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