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A cheeky teenager who recently went to a house in Chinhoyi dressed as a girl and got employed as a housemaid was unmasked at a police station after being arrested for stealing a cellphone and clothes from his employer. The boy, who said he was 16, went to Viola Mapuranga’s house at Cheuchi Farm in Chinhoyi on April 24 where he introduced himself as Patience Mapuranga and indicated that he was related to the family.
He was employed as a maid and worked for a week before leaving unannounced after stealing a cellphone and clothes valued at $150.
During his stay, he would sleep in the same room with the family’s 14-year-old daughter.
After disappearing from the house, the boy went to Epworth near Harare where he sought refuge at Tatenda Kanazache’s house, but his host soon became suspicious and reported him to the police.
Upon arrest, the boy, who was still dressing as a girl, gave his name as Anna Muzhuzha.
He was linked to the theft case reported in Chinhoyi after police examined him and discovered that he was in fact a boy.
He has since appeared before Chinhoyi magistrate Nyasha Kuture where he pleaded guilty to theft charges.
Mapuranga told the court that she never suspected anything about the boy as she would allow him to sleep in the same room with her daughter.
Asked if her daughter would change her clothes in the boy’s presence, Mapuranga said that was the case, but added he never took off his clothes in her daughter’s presence.
In his defence, the boy said he acted in that way because he was an orphan and lived on the streets.
He was remanded in custody to Monday next week pending a probationary report and age estimation after he told the court that he was 16.
Hesel Kondo appeared for the State.
Online Reporter