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Six years jail for robbery defendant
Robbery accused Shawn Charles has been sentenced to spend six years in prison by Magistrate Leron Daly. The court found the accused guilty of felonious wounding and robbery.
Charles was accused of feloniously wounding Magnolia Frank during a robbery in August 2012. The facts of the case are that Charles attacked and robbed the woman of a $40,000 gold chain while in the vicinity of Durban backlands.
The complainant was attacked from behind; Charles reportedly used a knife to inflict injuries to the woman before escaping with her chain.
At yesterday’s hearing Charles was sentenced to two years on the wounding charge and four years on the charge of robbery. The matter was prosecuted by police Sergeant Jumo Nichols. Charles was unrepresented throughout the trial.
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