The sentence was imposed on Tahir
Fredricks by regional magistrate S. Mngomezulu in terms of a plea agreement
between the state and defence.
Fredricks was also declared unfit to
possess a firearm.
According to documents before court,
his father, Moegamad Fredricks and the investigating officer Captain Jageesh
Singh were both not in favour of Fredricks going to jail.
In an affidavit, his father said his
son, Tahir was arrested for trying to put a hit on his life and that since
his arrest they no longer live together.
The father said he does not wish for his son
to be sent to prison and that he has made a mistake in his life.
He said none of what has happened will change
the fact that Tahir was his child, adding that he did seek medical help for
his behaviour and went to a doctor.
The document said Tahir Fredricks reached an agreement with a man to kill his father.
However, the man had a change of heart and
reported Fredricks to the police in March last year.
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