Times Of Swaziland: NDEBELE ARRESTED FOR  STEALING CHOCOLATE

NDEBELE ARRESTED FOR  STEALING CHOCOLATE
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BY SIBUSISO SHANGE AND SANELE JELE on 22/04/2017 03:29:00


MBABANE – Hloniphani Ndebele, a footballer known for his appetising skills on
the field of play, was caught on the wrong side of the law for stealing a E25
chocolate at Shoprite Supermarket in Mbabane.
The incident occurred on Thursday evening and he appeared yesterday before
Mbabane Senior Magistrate Nonhlanhla Dlamini, charged for stealing a Cadbury
chocolate.
He pleaded guilty to the theft charge before which the magistrate felt it should
have been referred to the National Court.
In response, Mbutfo Mbingo who was representing the Crown in the matter informed
the court that the Crown has taken into account the effect of shoplifting on
businesspeople in the country.
In mitigation of the sentence, Ndebele pleaded for leniency, stating that he had
no intention to commit the offence.
He promised the court that he would never repeat the same mistake again.
In view of the circumstance, Dlamini sentenced Ndebele to two months
imprisonment with the option to pay E200 fine. Before the commencement of the
case in court, Midas City coach Caleb Ngwenya was spotted among those who were
seated at the public gallery, but left shortly after the player was sentenced.
Shortly after his conviction, Ndebele snatched a reporter’s notebook and
teared the page where the information concerning his mater was written. He was
caught red handed by the police officer with the paper which he had put in his
pocket.
The officer of the law instructed him to return the spoilt paper to where he
took it. When approached by the reporter, Ndebele frowned without uttering any
word.
At the time of compiling the report, he had not paid the fine as he was taken
back to the police station.