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Zvikomborero Parafini
CONVICTED fraudster Florence Behane Pambukani will have clocked 25 days in remand prison by the time she returns to court for the latest chapter of her bail hearing.
She is facing another fraud charge.
The case was deferred to next Tuesday to allow the State to secure her previous conviction.
The State was ordered to secure the record of her 1995 conviction at the National Archives, but failed and only managed to bring her prison number.
Yesterday, presiding magistrate, Dennis Mangosi, postponed the matter to next week and said the State needed to secure that record of the previous conviction to allow him to make an informed decision on the bail application.
The application has been ongoing for three weeks now.
Pambukani is accused of duping a desperate land seeker of US$21 500.
The complainant is Clemence Ngwenduna.
Allegations are that in April 2016 Behane, through her son Jeffrey Tendai Kariwo, sold a residential stand and entered into a Memorandum of Agreement of Sale with Tawanda Chamunorwa for the sum of US$15 900.
The purchase price was paid in cash through Antonio & Dzvetero Legal Practitioners Trust Account.
It is the State’s case that on February 13 last year, Behane sold the same Borrowdale Estate property to Ngwenduna for US$15 900.
The amount was paid through Mutuso, Taruvinga & Mhiribidi Attorneys.
She allegedly made him pay US$5 600 which she said was for conveyancing fees.
Ngwenduna checked the status of the stand at the Deeds Offices and found out that it belonged to Chamunorwa.
Pambukani was arrested.
Thomas Chanakira appeared for State while Tawanda Machinga appeared for Pambukani.
Online Reporter