Justice has been meted out to three murderers and four robbers for crimes committed in the Milnerton Cluster.

Joe Slovo murder
The first man (aged 21) was convicted of a murder he committed in Joe Slovo on Tuesday 14 February 2017. The man was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment of which two years were suspended for five years, on condition that the he is not convicted of any other violent crime during the period of suspension.

Dunoon robbery
The second man (aged 27), accused of robbery with aggravating circumstances committed in Dunoon on Friday 21 April 2017, received a sentence of 10 years imprisonment, of which two years were suspended for five years.  This is on condition that he is not convicted of any crime of which dishonesty and /or violence against the person is an element during the period of suspension.

Murder in Dunoon
The third man (aged 36), accused of a murder he committed in Dunoon on Monday 04 September 2017, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, of which four years were suspended for a period of five years. This is on condition that the accused is not convicted of murder, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, common assault, robbery, or an attempt thereof, culpable homicide, public violence, the offence of pointing a firearm, air gun, or air pistol or the contravention of any law. The accused may be found guilty of the offence so proved, committed during the period of suspension and to which the accused is sentenced to a term of direct imprisonment without the option of a fine. It was further ordered that in terms of section 103 of Act 60 of 2000 the accused is declared unfit to possess a firearm.

Dunoon murderer found in Eastern Cape
The Serious and Violent Crimes unit went the extra mile to apprehend the fourth accused, a man aged 45, who, after stabbing his girlfriend to death in Dunoon on 5 July 2014, moved to Eastern Cape. The Serious and Violent Crimes unit managed to trace him and bring him back to Cape Town. The accused was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, of which five years were suspended for a period of five years, on condition that the accused is not convicted of murder, culpable homicide, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH), robbery or attempted robbery. The accused was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with no option of a fine. It was further ordered that in terms of section 103 of Act 60 of 2000 the accused is declared unfit to possess a firearm.

COMMUNITY CATCHES ROBBERY SUSPECTS
Three men robbed a 22-year-old man as he walked across a field near Bateleur Street in Table View on 4 January. The incident took place shortly before 15:00. The victim was talking on his cell phone when it happened.

The men accosted the young man, after which one of them produced a knife and told the victim to hand over his cell phone.  The victim complied, after which he was told to run in the opposite direction.  The victim did so, but changed his mind and ran back to where he had been robbed.  Nearing the scene, he noticed that community members were chasing the suspects.  Two of the three suspects were caught and the stolen cell phone was recovered.  The suspect who had been armed managed to evade capture.

Table View Police were contacted and the two suspects, both aged 23, were handed over to them.
Police has once again  cautioned the public to be careful when walking in deserted areas and not to talk on their cell phones while doing so.