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South African Police Officer Bags 32 Year Jail Term For Killing Nigerian

The South African Police Constable, Austin Reynold, who robbed and killed a Nigerian, Emeka Okoli, was on Monday sentenced to 32 years in prison by a Durban High Court.

Ekohotblog understands that Reynold was sentenced three days after he was found guilty of robbing and killing the late Okoli during an illegal raid in the community where the deceased resided.

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The court sentenced Reynold to seven years for counts of robbery and 25 years for the count of murder.

Reacting to the judgment by Justice Shyam Gyanda, the Nigerian community in South Africa welcomed the sentencing/jailing of the South African police officer who shot at close range and killed Okoli.

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