One of the shoppers had wanted to leave the store when he was shot and died at the scene at the Shoprite Supermarket at Golden Highway, next to Lenasia.
Pretoria - The high court in Johannesburg has sentenced five men to a collective 150 years’ imprisonment for crimes including robbery with aggravating circumstances, two counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
“Mfuneleni Langa , Simo Khanyile , Nkosenhle Nxumalo , Msawenkosi Sibiya and Thulani Sithole were convicted on 30 September 2021 for robbing Shoprite Supermarket at Golden Highway, next to Lenasia, on 19 June 2018 at gunpoint,” said Mjonondwane. One of the shoppers resisted and wanted to leave the store when he was shot at and died at the scene.
“Four more other patrons were shot at the parking lot as the accused were making their way out and were lucky to escape the ordeal, with gunshot wounds,” said Mjonondwane.