By OBAKENG MAJE
24 September 2025- A man (49) was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for attempted murder and robbery. The police said the accused, Ebatsamang Morubisi’s conviction underscores the South African Police Service’s commitment to prioritising the combatting of contact crimes.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said on 29 January 2024, Morubisi was involved in an altercation with a man (55). Kock said during the confrontation, he assaulted the victim with an iron rod and stabbed him in the ribs and hands with a knife.
“The incident took place in the yard of their local church in Tsineng. Morubisi fled the scene with the victim’s cell phone, but was arrested on 1 February 2024. Bail was denied and the accused remained in custody until his sentencing on 16 September 2025, in the Kuruman Regional Court.
“He received an eight year prison sentence for attempted murder and robbery and was also declared unfit to possess a firearm,” he said.
Meanwhile, the acting John Taolo Gaetsewe District Police Commissioner, Brigadier Kenneth Baloyi, has welcomed the sentence. Baloyi said the SAPS Management in the Northern Cape commended Detective Sergeant Mojaki Mogaswe of Tsineng Detectives for his meticulous investigation, which secured this significant conviction and sentence.
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