Samuel Ribane was sentenced to 12 months' direct imprisonment for watching a dog fight unfold.
Image:The National Council of SPCAs has expressed jubilation at the sentencing of six people to jail for two-and-a-half years each for their involvement in the underground world of dog fighting.The NSPCA, assisted by the police, raided an organised dog fight in progress in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, in June 2018.
The Atteridgeville Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced Kamogelo Mpiyane, Tshepo Aubrey Sejabatho, Enos Makhamatha, Jabu Phillip Mabena and Samuel Mashilo Mothiba to two-and-a-half years' direct imprisonment with no part suspended and no option of a fine.The court said Ribane had ample time to distance himself from the criminal activities but chose not to."Mia was kept in a cold, dark room, chained so tightly to the roof rafters above that she couldn't lie down.
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