According to SAPS statement: Kuruman Regional Court has taken decision against victim where the rule of a lengthy prison sentence to 35-year-old Tshepo Jantjie for business robbery and the murder of a shop owner.
The court heard that on the evening of Sunday, 16 January 2022, the 24-year-old victim was approached by two male suspects at his shop in Maipeing, within the Tsineng policing area.
The suspects pretended to be customers purchasing items. While the victim was assisting them, both men produced firearms, threatened him, and demanded money and cigarettes.
Source father revealed: During the altercation, one of the suspects fired a shot, injuring the shop owner in the upper body.
The suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash, cigarettes, airtime, and cellular phones.
The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, and the incident was reported to Tsineng SAPS, where a case of business robbery was opened.
The case docket was assigned to Detective Sergeant Mojaki Mogaswa, whose meticulous investigation led to the arrest of the suspect, who was subsequently charged with business robbery and attempted murder.
On 8 February 2022, the victim succumbed to his injuries, and the charge was amended to include murder.
Following several court appearances, the accused was found guilty on charges of murder and business robbery.
On Thursday, 5 February 2026, he was sentenced to an effective 21 years’ imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
