Maids Steal US$26 000 Cash From Employer
On the 11th of July 2024, Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda (32) and Ashley Munyaradzi Matika (20) stole a cash box containing USD26 000 from their employer's bedroom and shared the money. The duo was employed as house maids.
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The complainant discovered the offence the following day and made a police report. Police investigations led to the arrest of the accused persons and the recovery of the cash box and USD7 800.
The duo Ntandoyenkosi from Chikanga and Ashley from Dangamvura suburbs in Mutare were brought before the Mutare Magistrates' Court facing theft charges.
The accused persons were sentenced to 36 months imprisonment, of which 6 months were suspended. A further 12 months were suspended on condition of restitution.
Maids Steal US$26 000 Cash From Employer
The remainder was suspended on condition that each of the accused persons completes 630 hours of community service.
Meanwhile…
A school head at Gomba Primary School in Gutu has left the community devastated after she buried two tonnes of maize meant to feed learners at the school after keeping the maize for four years.
The head, Varaidzo Tazvivinga is said to have kept the maize until it went bad since 2020 while school-going kids who were supposed to benefit from it were going hungry.
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Gomba Primary School Development Committee (SDC) Chairperson Samson Chidya confirmed the incident and said upon being asked why she had buried the maize, Tazvivinga said it was attracting rats to the fowl run where it was being kept.