{{A Kenyan man has been sentenced to life in prison by a South African court after being convicted of robbery and murder.}}<\/p>\n
Ismail Juma, 20, was sentenced Wednesday by a Scottburgh Regional Court judge in KwaZulu-Natal for the murder of Mr Ramsacal Bagrathic, 86, in October of 2010.<\/p>\n
Mr Juma was arrested and detained in October 2010 by members of the Scottburgh Cluster Detective Task Team in the Mahatma Gandhi precincts in Durban. <\/p>\n
He made several court appearances and was remanded in police custody until Wednesday when his case came up for ruling.<\/p>\n
Mr Bagrathic\u2019s body was discovered in the early morning hours of October 30, 2010 at his home in School Circle, Park Rynie. Police said he had been suffocated with a pillow. His house was in a state of disarray. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was evident that he had been robbed before being murdered,\u201d prosecutor Pratisha Jugnundan told the judge during the proceedings.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the media soon after the ruling, Detective Warrant Officer Yugen Moodley of the Detective Task Team said he was happy with the verdict. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m relieved that the case has been finalised and I\u2019m pleased with the conviction and sentence,\u201d said Moodley, who led a team of investigators.<\/p>\n
The Port Shepstone Cluster Commander, Major General Thembi Ndlovu commended the members of the Scottburgh Cluster Detective Task force saying: \u201cThis is testimony that the wheels of justice grind slowly but exceedingly fine and I welcome the sentence meted out by the court. <\/p>\n
No one, not even an octogenarian like Mr Bagrathic should meet his die in such a cruel manner.\u201d<\/p>\n
A police spokesman told the South African News Agency (SAPA) briefing that besides the life sentence, Juma would also serve 15 years imprisonment for aggravated robbery. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe sentences will run concurrently,\u201d said Captain Thulani Zwane.<\/p>\n
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