Two men have received lengthy prison sentences for separate crimes in Storms River.
Lupholwethu Mantwana, 22, was sentenced in the Storms River regional court on Monday to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment for robbery with aggravating circumstances.
The court found Mantwana guilty of stabbing a man and stealing his cellphone in Woodlands, Storms River, on June 21.
Also on Monday, Abongile Toyi, 21, was jailed for four years for housebreaking and theft.
Toyi was positively linked to a burglary at the Sandrift Community Clinic in Storms River in May.
Almost all the stolen items were recovered with the assistance of the community.
Acting district police commissioner Brig John Lebok welcomed the sentences.
