Court whips Gaborone crime syndicate members

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Two young men received five strokes and four months suspended jailed sentences at the Old Naledi Customary Court last week for theft.

Odirile Ikalafeng (24) and Thembani Mantswenyana (23) who are said to be part of a crime syndicate were punished by the court’s deputy president, Kenneth Thari, for stealing trousers from two shops at Rail Park Mall in Gaborone.

Mantswenyana stole a pair of black Guess jeans at OPO shop worth P150 while Ikalafeng stole a pair of khaki trousers worth P135 from the Body Rap shop.

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