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A car dealer is facing three counts of theft of property after he failed to deliver vehicles and an embroidery machine all worth US$17 000.
In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said the Norton man, 47 year old Lovemore Pedzi, appeared before the Norton Magistrates’ Court facing three counts of theft of property.
“State allegations are that on the 29th of June 2023 at K229 Katanga, the accused person who is a car dealer was approached by Chiratidzo Mupfurutsa (36) who is the complainant in this matter for a car deal. He received USD1 900 as part payment for importing a car. The accused person received a further payment of USD1 400 sometime in August 2023. He however failed to provide the complainant with the vehicle and was evasive, claiming that he was out of the country,” said the NPAZ.
Sometime in August 2023, the Pedzi received US$8 500 from another complainant as payment for an embroidery machine to be delivered in 10 weeks.
However, the NPAZ said, Pedzi failed to deliver the product prompting the complainant to report the matter to the Police.
This year on January 27, the NPAZ said Pedzi received US$5 200 as payment for importation of a vehicle which he advertised on WhatsApp.
“He sent a picture of a purchase invoice to the complainant purporting that it was from Be Forward as proof of payment for the vehicle. Three weeks later, the complainant requested for the importation documents but the accused person was evasive. Efforts to get the papers was futile since the accused person claimed to be out of the country,” said the NPAZ.
Police investigations led to the arrest of the accused person. He was remanded in custody to the 2nd of May 2024.
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