Anelisa Kubheka
The Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two women and a man to a combined 48 years in prison for luring their victim under the pretence of a threesome, then assaulting him with a hammer and robbing him.
On Friday, magistrate E la Grange sentenced the hitman, Syed Arif Kazmi, 34, and the “honey trap”, Rekha Singh, 29, to 15 years each. She sentenced the “mastermind”, Gwendolene Leonara Mackenzie, 40, to 18 years.
The three had pleaded guilty to the crime, which took place in 2019 in Newlands West.
They were charged with robbery with aggravating circumstances. The victim was hit with a hammer on the head and arm by Kazmi and Singh, while Mackenzie threw glass plates and other objects at him.
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