JOHANNESBURG — Three gangsters have on Friday been sentenced in connection with an attempt hit on prominent defence attorney William Booth.
On Friday, Kauthar Brown, Ebrahim Deare and Riyaad Gesant — all members of the Terrible West Siders gang — entered into a plea and sentencing agreement with the State. It's emerged an imprisoned gang leader of the Terrible West Siders ordered the hit on the prominent defence lawyer.Brown provided Booth's address and a getaway car to a State witness who was instructed to drop them close to the house.The NPA said on 8 April last year, the imprisoned gang leader contacted the accused and told them he was growing impatient because they were taking too long to execute the plan.
Both sentences have been wholly suspended for five years, and she's been placed on house arrest for three years for the attempted murder. Deare was sentenced to an effective 10 years imprisonment and Riyaad Gesant was sentenced to an effective five years behind bars.
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