A Western Cape man who made a hoax bomb threat last year to avoid going to work the next day has been sentenced to five years in prison.
The Bellville regional court on Monday convicted Ferdinand Fortuin, 50, who had contacted the Bellville police on Sunday, November 10 2024, telling them he had planted bombs at the department of water sanitation offices, Transnet Park building and the Bellville taxi rank.
He gave police hours to evacuate the premises. The accused made these threats after heavy drinking on Sunday and decided that he did not want to go to work on Monday, November 11, 2024, National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said.
Fortuin left his home in Mamre with the hope that the roads leading to Bellville would be closed because of his bomb threats.
They were not and he worked the whole day.