Online Reporter
Prosper Dembedza
Herald Correspondent
HARARE provincial magistrate Ms Ethel Chichera has convicted a man who stole cellphones worth over US$ 15 000 from a shop that is owned by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi Chiwenga.
Succeed Mukaro pleaded guilty to unlawful entry charges and was remanded in custody until tomorrow for sentencing.
Prosecutor Ms Polite Chikiwa said on May 31st at around 1500hrs, Ossie Shone, the supervisor of the shop that is in Borrowdale, Harare, knocked off and secured the property by closing all windows and locking the door. He took the keys with him.
On the same day at around 1910 hours, Mukaro proceeded to the complainant’s shop and broke the front glass wall to gain entry.
He stole phones worth US$15 915 and went away.
On June 3, detectives received information that some cellphones that were suspected to have been stolen were being sold in Harare’s central business district.
Detectives located Blessed Luciano, a cellphone dealer. They managed to recover some phones from him.
It was established that the cellphones were part of complainant’s stolen property. They interviewed Luciano and he indicated that he had bought the cellphones from one Isaac Craig Chaza.
On the same day, detectives posed as potential buyers and lured Chaza. He came in the company of Strive Makangira, and the detectives also recovered some phones from him.
The detectives interviewed Chaza about the source of the cellphones and he indicated that Mukaro had given him to sell them on his behalf.
Chaza and Makangira led detectives to Joina City Mall, where Mukaro was arrested.
They also recovered some phones from him. More phones were recovered at his place of residence in Domboshava.
