Bellarmine Mugabe and his cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, have been given varying sentences in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court.
Mugabe pleaded guilty to contraventions of the Firearm Act and Immigration Act, while Matohodze pleaded guilty to attempted murder, among other charges.
Magistrate Renier Boshoff noted both men were first-time offenders, and their decision to plead guilty was a mitigating factor.
Boshoff sentenced Mugabe to a R600 000 fine or 18 months’ imprisonment, while Matonhodze was sentenced to an effective three years’ imprisonment.
Mugabe will be escorted to OR Tambo by immigration officials, where he is to arrange his return to Zimbabwe.
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