Bid to defeat course of justice backfires for granny

month on condition Dzepasi does not commit a related offence in the next three years.
Prosecutor Mr Benjamin Negato told the court that on January 31 this year Dzepasi concealed exhibits in her custody when she was alerted by her friends that police were investigating a case of unlawful entry into a shop belonging to Honest Guhu of Nyangawe business centre.
Dzepasi’s son Admire allegedly broke into the shop and stole some groceries. When approached by the police, Dzepasi professed ignorance about the burglary although she had hidden the stolen goods.
A search, however, unearthed the stolen goods hidden in a fowl run.
The groceries included cooking oil, bars of soap, sugar and salt among other things. Dzepasi is a mother of seven children and 10 grand children.