The mastermind behind the hijacking of a Chester Butcheries meat truck, during which metro police officer Errol George Ogle was killed, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Durban High Court on Wednesday sentenced the mastermind behind the hijacking of a Chester Butcheries meat truck, during which metro police officer Errol George Ogle was killed, to life imprisonment.
Ogle's wife Faith welcomed the court outcome.
Driven by revenge after being dismissed by Chester Butcheries for participating in an illegal strike, Mlungisi Phakamani Mpanza and Mzomuhle Lawrence Gamede hijacked one of the company’s trucks on the M7 near Queensburgh on July 20, 2023. They also kidnapped the driver, Kishore Lakraj.
However, the hijacking quickly unravelled when the truck’s gears locked about 50 metres after it was taken. Carrying a meat cargo valued at R731,530, the truck came to a standstill on the M7 off-ramp, facing oncoming traffic.
