{"id":229624,"date":"2020-02-07T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229624\/primrose-police-celebrate-conviction\/"},"modified":"2020-02-07T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T06:48:00","slug":"primrose-police-celebrate-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/07\/primrose-police-celebrate-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Primrose police celebrate conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sempe Ralebaka (43) was recently found guilty of murder and entering South Africa illegally.<\/p>\n

He was sentenced in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court to 13 years’ direct imprisonment for the murder charge and six months for entering the country illegally.<\/p>

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He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm.<\/p>\n

Ralebaka was arrested by the Primrose police\u2019s Det Sgt Sila Machava who investigated the 2018 murder which took place in the Makause informal settlement.<\/p>

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Primrose SAPS station commander Col Albertina Vesi thanked Machaba for his hard work and dedication.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccesses such as this show criminals they cannot run away from the law,\u201d said Vesi.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you commit a crime, we, the police, will hunt you down until you are brought to book.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She encouraged other detectives to learn from Machaba.<\/p>\n

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