7 men sentenced for Transnet infrastructure damage

A court in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) sentenced seven men to ten years imprisonment each, with three suspended for damaging and destroying Transnet infrastructure.

The men stole the railway parts in Richmond, outside of Pietermaritzburg, in January.

They were arrested by police on their way to a scrapyard to sell the metal worth around R750 000.

“The Camperdown Regional Court has sentenced seven men after they pleaded guilty to tampering, damaging, or destroying of essential infrastructure.

“The National Prosecuting Authority welcomes a successful finalization of this matter,” said KZN National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara.

-EWN

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