Online Reporter
Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo
Court Correspondent
A GOROMONZI man has appeared in court on allegations of stealing a Toyota Axio worth US$12 000 after its owner left it unattended with the keys in the ignition in Harare’s central business district.
Shivan Junior Chamangira was remanded in custody pending his bail determination when he appeared before a Harare magistrate facing a charge of theft.
The complainant, Craig Funzani, is a self-employed artisanal miner. The State alleged that on September 17, 2026, at around 12 pm, Funzani parked his silver Toyota Axio opposite Petrotrade at the corner of Jason Moyo Avenue and Leopold Takawira Street before proceeding to Cleveland House.
He left his two sisters, Anodiwanashe Tinodakufa and Agnes Saidi, in the vehicle, with the keys still in the ignition.
The court heard that after some time, Funzani returned but discovered that both the vehicle and his sisters were no longer at the spot where he had parked.
He later spotted his sisters walking along Leopold Takawira Street and asked them about the car.
The two allegedly told him that they had left the vehicle unattended while looking for him after he took longer than expected to return.
Funzani then realised that the vehicle had allegedly been stolen and reported the matter at ZRP Harare Central.
Later that day, Chamangira was reportedly stopped by a motorised police patrol from ZRP Juru in the Mwanza area of Goromonzi after officers observed him driving recklessly.
The State alleged that during questioning, Chamangira admitted to having stolen the vehicle along Leopold Takawira Street in Harare.
He was subsequently arrested and the vehicle was recovered.
