Man gets four strokes for stealing food

Thursday, March 20, 2014

A 28 year-old man was given four lashes on bare buttocks by the Urban Customary Court for stealing food at Choppies Supermarket in Partial.

Gofaone Ndebele who resides at Extension 9 in Gaborone pleaded guilty on Monday, to the charge of stealing food at Choppies. He was arrested after he stole a 375ml Pan Sunflower oil costing P10.95, beef econo wors costing P12.70 and cooked goat meat amounting to P9. All the items cost P37.60.

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