{"id":175998,"date":"2018-04-04T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175998\/man-to-spend-20-years-behind-bars-for-murder\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T14:41:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T12:41:16","slug":"man-to-spend-20-years-behind-bars-for-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/04\/04\/man-to-spend-20-years-behind-bars-for-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Man to spend 20 years behind bars for murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given Manjeya (41) will spend 20 years behind bars after being found guilty of murder and two counts of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>Detective at the Primrose Police Station Sgt Sam Ngqoleka, who arrested Manjeya for the crimes in 2016, was commended for his hard work and dedication to the case which proved instrumental in securing the conviction.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175902\/stop-parking-pavement-urge-primrose-police-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stop parking on the pavement \u2013 urge Primrose police<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Manjeya was found guilty and sentenced in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>He was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for murder and five years for each count of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The sentences will run concurrently, which means he will spend 20 years behind bars, in addition to being declared unfit to possess a firearm.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175526\/police-investigate-the-attempted-murder-of-ward-61-councillor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police investigate the attempted murder of Ward 61 councillor, following shooting<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Primrose SAPS\u2019 acting station commander Lt Col Mbazima Maswanganyi thanked Ngqoleka for his hard work and dedication and encouraged others to learn from his example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConvictions like this will send a clear message to criminals that they cannot run away from the long arm of the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you commit a crime we will hunt you until you are brought to books,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo 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