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Thieves sell brass instruments worth R100,000 for scrap

Cape Town youth brass band pleads for help

Nine instruments were stolen from the storage shed at the back of Pastor Philiso Jefferey Jonas’s house in Samora Machel, Cape Town. Photo: Emihle Ngwane

Nine brass musical instruments were stolen from a church band in Samora Machel, Cape Town in June.
The instruments, worth over R100,000 in total, were broken into pieces and sold to a scrapyard for a few hundred rand each.
Three suspects were arrested. The investigation has been delayed because the case docket was not returned immediately to the police station after the first court appearance.
Pastor Philiso Jefferey Jonas is asking for donations of instruments or financial contributions so the youth band can continue.

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