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Fidelis Munyoro
THREE suspected robbers accused of robbing a man of his vehicle at gun point have been refused bail by the High Court, which ruled the trio is a flight risk.
Stephen Chikodza (25), Sasila Binda (39) and Daniel Hanzi (28) are facing a charge of armed robbery. They allegedly robbed the complainant Mr Bangwani Mlilo of his Subaru vehicle in Granary, Harare, in May.
The three approached the High Court for bail pending trial. But Justice Jester Charewa threw out their application.
She ruled that the trio could not be trusted with pre-trial liberty given their attempts to flee from arrest.
“Further, given the lack of candidness of the applicants and the overwhelming evidence against them, I find that on balance, therefore, their personal interests are far outweighed by the interests of justice,” said Justice Charewa.
“To safeguard public safety from the likelihood of similar offences, applicants are, therefore, not good candidates for bail.”
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