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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent
A maid has appeared in court on allegations of stealing US$15 700 from her Chinese employer, Hongzhong Chen, of Avonlea in Harare.
Otilia Mushoriwa (39) was facing theft charges when she appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Evelyn Mashavakure.
She was remanded in custody to today for bail ruling.
It is the State’s case that on December 26, Mr Hongzhong received US$15 000 from his Chinese friends and he placed it in the wardrobe for safe keeping.
Mr Hongzhong is alleged to have checked for his money and noted that it was missing.
He then asked Mushoriwa about the money and she claimed she had not seen it.
It is further alleged that Mr Hongzhong then checked the money everywhere in the yard, only to found it stashed in the rubbish bin, but inside Mushoriwa’s handbag.
The court heard that Mr Hongzhong asked the accused person again after the recovery of the money and she denied ever taking the money.
Mr Hongzhong allegedly counted the money and it was US$15 700.
In her defence, Mushoriwa said the US$700 was her money that she had brought so that she makes her payments in town during lunch hour.
Mr Hongzhong then phoned the police leading to Mushoriwa’s arrest.
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