A man who has confessed to being part of a plot to bomb the house of the late Anti-Gang Unit member Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars.

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20 April 2022

Fareez Smith was convicted on a count of aiding and abetting the activities of a gang, possession of explosives and conspiracy to commit murder.

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Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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