Outapi — "Although I sympathise with the accused, I cannot be blinded by sympathy and therefore as an adult person and a mother of three children you should have known that your conduct would ultimately attract negative consequences to you and your dependents."
These were words of Magistrate Unchen Konjore last week when he sentenced a 38-year-old woman to 29 years to prison on 17 counts of fraud at Outapi Magistrate's Court, of which 12 years will run concurrently, meaning she will effectively serve 17 years imprisonment.
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