Johannesburg – In his last-ditch effort to convince the judge not to send him to jail, convicted former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli sought to present to court an expert epidemiologist’s report on Covid-19.
The report was expected to detail the risk level, especially among pensioners like Mdluli and his co-accused and former colleague Mthembeni Mthunzi, of contracting the virus in prison.
Mdluli, 62, and Mthunzi, 60, also previously presented their “poor” health conditions to Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng as factors that should fetch them mercy.
Mdluli and Mthunzi were found guilty in July 2019 of two counts of kidnapping, two counts of common assault and two counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. They were found guilty on charges relating to the kidnapping and assault of the late Oupa Ramogibe, in 1999.
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