MAN DRAGS WOMAN AROUND THE HOUSE

So much for the "Poverty" makes people turn to crime theory! Does "Poverty" also make people become violent and agressive? Personally, my take on this is that criminals have been sent a message that there is very little, if no consequences at all, if they are caught - therefore there is no deterrant - so why not! Isn't time that Government woke up and started smelling the roses, or as in this case rather they should start smelling the manure!

Regards
Nikki



A man who dragged a 52-year-old woman around her house for an hour while kicking and stabbing her was jailed for 15 years by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday.Alannah Valentine required neuro-surgery following the attack in August last year.The man, Bongani Ndlovu, 23, of Pietermaritzburg, was convicted of aggravated robbery by Acting Judge Thandi Norman.Valentine's husband had gone to his factory as an alarm had gone off when Ndlovu and another man invaded their house and assaulted her.As they confronted her, Valentine fired her revolver, creasing Ndlovu's stomach. During an identity parade Valentine asked those in the line-up to expose their stomachs and a badly healed scar on Ndlovu's stomach confirmed Ndlovu as one of her attackers

Acquitting Ndlovu's co-accused, Kansas Madlala, 22, Norman said he had been given the benefit of a doubt but warned that he should not in future sell things which did not belong to him.She was referring to items taken from Valentine. There was no proof that when he sold the items he knew that they were stolen."When people are offered stolen goods they must inform the police immediately to discourage robbers," Norman said.Ndlovu and his accomplice robbed Valentine of watches, rings, a revolver, clothing, jewellery, a cellphone, CD player, semi-precious stones and money.Norman told Ndlovu: "You showed no respect for the victim. You invaded her home at night. A person's home is the person's castle. She was entitled to safety and to sleep peacefully."It is criminal to rob people to satisfy your own needs - there was evidence that an item was sold to buy liquor. "You may come from a poor family but there are many people who come from even poorer families who do not resort to crime.Norman turned down Ndlovu's application for leave to appeal against his conviction.The evidence identifying him as a robber was overwhelming, she said. - Sapa