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GRAY Homes Construction directors, Annavestah and Gray Mudiwa will know their fate today as magistrate Donald Ndirowei delivers their bail ruling.
Magistrate Ndirowei yesterday dismissed their application refusing placement on remand and ruled that there’s reasonable suspicion linking them to the offence.
They applied for bail soon after.
The complainant is Miniyothabo Francisca Baloyi Chiwenga.
The court heard that in March last year, the duo duped Baloyi-Chiwenga into believing that they could construct for her a double storey house , a cottage and a boundary wall.
They allegedly lied to her that they could complete the project in 90 days.
Convinced, Baloyi Chiwenga paid US$560 000 for the project and after receiving the money, the couple diverted it to their own use and failed to complete the project.
In that count, she lost US$389 100.
In the second count, District Public Prosecutor Tafara Chirambira alleged that in June last year, the couple misled Baloyi-Chiwenga
into believing that they were able to construct a Warehouse at Chivaraidze Farm in Goromonzi.
Acting on the misrepresentation a payment of US$550 000 was made.
The couple allegedly converted US$390 000 to their own use and failed to complete the project.
In September last year, the couple was contracted again to construct a Shopping Mall at Silalatshani Business Centre in Filabusi knowing fully well that they didn’t have the capacity to do so.
The couple received US$158 000 and allegedly diverted US$151 000 to their own use.
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