Heavy sentences for men who robbed tavern and murdered retired teacher

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The high court has handed heavy sentences to two men for the murder of a retired teacher during a robbery at a tavern in Thulamahashe in Mpumalanga.

The pair were also found guilty of culpable homicide after the death of their accomplice in an accident while fleeing the scene.

His accomplice, Lawrence Menzi Mashego, 31, from Marite, was sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment for murder and 10 years’ imprisonment on each of the two counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances. They then instructed the cashier and the patrons to load alcohol into the deceased’s Toyota Hilux bakkie and drove away in it.

 

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