The elderly grandparents were so afraid of their two grandsons that they successfully obtained a protection order against them - but they still died at the hands of the duo
The grandsons stole a television, hi-fi radio, fridge and blankets after murdering the elderly couple.The elderly grandparents were so afraid of their two grandsons that they successfully obtained a protection order against them - but they still died at the hands of the duo.Kabelo Sebotso, 22, and Thokozane Gazide, 31, have been found guilty and jailed on two counts of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and arson in the high court, said police Brigadier Motantsi Makhele.
Gazide has been sentenced to life imprisonment on two counts of murder, 15 years for robbery and five years for arson. “After the fire was put out, two bodies of an elderly couple, Mantwa Sebotsa, 72, and Lethakong Sebotsa, 79, were found in the house. Preliminary investigations revealed that they were assaulted and petrol was used to torch the house.
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