A robbery suspect who allegedly broke into a house with his friends and assaulted a woman and before robbing her of shoes and a cellphone is back on the streets after he was granted bail by a Molepolole Magistrates court.
Lady luck smiled on the face of Ofentse Maruping after he convinced the court that he was expecting to get a job abroad.
The 27-year-old Maruping, commonly known as General, together with his accomplices Motlamedi Moreri (23), Waitse Kanata (25) and another not before court, allegedly assaulted Dominica Kabelo and robbed her of three pairs of shoes and a cellphone all valued at P7, 197.90.
Maruping was granted a P2 000 conditional bail and was required to provide two sureties, binding themselves with P1000 each.
The suspects allegedly damaged a door and gained entry into the victim’s house before they proceeded to the kitchen where they took some knives threatening to stab her demanding money and cellphones.
Though the youthful men were wearing balaclavas to hide their faces, the victim managed to recognise one of them who was familiar to her.
Maruping will appear in court for mention on July 4th, 2023.
