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FOUR Kuwadzana women have been arrested after detectives uncovered an alleged staged robbery in which a false report was made following the theft of US$30 000.
The suspects are Beauty Muzvondiwa (32), Loveness Rice (25), Rhoda Zuze (43) and Ruvimbo Hodhera (24).
According to Detective Inspector Rachel Muteveri, the Provincial Community Relations Liaison Officer in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Muzvondiwa allegedly knew that her husband was in possession of the money and connived with the other three suspects to steal it.
The alleged incident occurred on September 25.
Detective Inspector Muteveri said Muzvondiwa later made a false report alleging that armed robbers wearing balaclavas had stormed into her house and attacked her at gunpoint.
She allegedly reported that the suspects had demanded money before getting away with US$30 000, a DSTV decoder and a speaker.
“Detectives from CID Homicide Harare instituted investigations into the matter,” said Detective Inspector Muteveri.
She said Muzvondiwa was picked up for questioning on September 29, with investigations allegedly revealing that she had connived with her accomplices to steal the money before staging the robbery.
Follow-up investigations led to the arrest of Rice, Zuze and Hodhera.
Police recovered a DSTV decoder, speaker and US$20 450.
The quartet is expected to appear in court today facing charges of theft and deliberately making a false report to public authorities.
Detective Inspector Muteveri warned members of the public against keeping large sums of money in their homes.
“Where substantial amounts of cash are received, members of the public are encouraged to deposit the money with the bank,” she said.
She also reminded the public that making a false report to the police or deliberately supplying false information to the police is a chargeable offence.
