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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter
War veteran Cynthia Maadza, who was on Monday ordered by High Court Judge Esther Muremba to vacate Crowhill Farm, yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate charged with public violence and theft.Maadza (54) is jointly charged with Abraham Shonhiwa (31), Jeffrey Chisvo (42), Fraizer Fodha (36), Samuel Makureya (56) and Rosemary Muzopambwa (50).
The gang allegedly assaulted officials of Crowhill Farm Private Limited Company in a land dispute.
The land dispute pits Maadza and Cephas Msipa Junior’s Crowhill Company Private Limited.
The gang members yesterday appeared before magistrate Mr Milton Serima, who remanded them in custody to today for bail ruling.
The prosecutor Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa had consented to the granting of the accused person’s bail and urged the court to impose stringent conditions among them, barring the gang from visiting Crowhill Farm.
However, the gang’s lawyer Advocate Tawona Sibanda, disagreed with the State and argued that the condition be scrapped.
Adv Sibanda raised concern saying that there was a High Court order to that effect of barring them, which was issued on Monday hence the condition should be removed.
Mr Serima ordered both counsels to put their houses in order and agree on the bail conditions.
He remanded the matter to today for his ruling since the court was overwhelmed with cases yesterday.
It is the State’s case that on December 28 at around 11am, the gang, acting in common purpose with their accomplices who are still at large, went to Crowhill Farm in Borrowdale.
It is alleged they went there with intentions of solving a land dispute involving Maadza and Crowhill Farm Private Limited Company.
It is the State’s case that upon arrival at the farm, the gang confronted the complainants who were working at the place.
They allegedly accused them of having illegally demolished Maadza’s house.
The gang, the State alleged, became violent and assaulted the complainants all over their bodies using logs and hose-pipes.
According to the State, the assault lasted for two hours and the complainants sustained injuries.
The State further alleged that after the assault, the gang stole $5 600 cash and three mobile phones from Cephas Mandhlenkosi Msipa.
It is alleged they also stole $2 400 cash and a mobile phone from Felix Pambukani.
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