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Quintet gets three suspended years for stealing P315,000 phane

Francistown High Court
Francistown High Court

FRANCISTOWN: Principal Magistrate Tshepo Magetse has sentenced five people, including family members, to three years' imprisonment for stealing mophane worms worth P315,000.

Magetse delivered the judgment at Francistown Magistrate's Court yesterday (Monday).

According to court documents, on the first count sometime during May 2025, exact date not known to the prosecutor, at Gerald Estate location in Francistown the accused persons stole 10 bags of Mophane worms.

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