Jailed For Stealing Power Generators

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FRANCISTOWN: A former policeman has been sentenced to three years in jail for stealing generators.

The accused, Patrick Mohlachwa, and James Munyoro were convicted after being found guilty of three counts of stealing generators belonging to farmers at Mokgalo cattlepost and Mosetse village on September 23, 2014.

The accused were each sentenced to three years in jail for each count while Munyoro escaped jail by a whisker after he was given a suspended sentence for five years on condition that he does not commit any offence within that period.

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