Ricardo Khan was sentenced this week to 20 years behind bars for torching a Metrorail train carriage at Eerste River Station two years ago.
CAPE TOWN - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has described a hefty prison sentence handed down to a train arsonist in Cape Town as a major victory.
Khan, who worked at the Eerste River taxi rank, was convicted on a count of damage to essential infrastructure.Khan was pointed out as a suspect by a commuter and could later be spotted in video footage recorded by a Prasa official. During the trial, the court heard that the taxi industry benefited when trains were put out of service.
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