A West Ruimveldt gold miner was yesterday sentenced to nearly five years in prison after being found guilty of armed robbery.
Nicko Layne’s 58-month-long sentence was delivered by Magistrate Judy Latchman, who handed down the sentence based on the fact that a gun and knife were used during the robbery and the crime seemed to be organised.
Layne, 20, was charged in June with robbing Shafeek Mohammed of a smartphone and a quantity of cash amounting to $65,300. He was with an accomplice during the attack.
According to Mohammed, a taxi driver, on May 6th, he was driving along
