Online Reporter
Yeukai Karengezeka
Court Correspondent
A MAN accused of stealing a cellphone and wallet at an accident scene appeared in court yesterday.
Tadious Thomas was brought before Harare provincial magistrate Ms Ruth Moyo facing charges of robbery.
While applying for bail, Thomas admitted to taking the items, claiming he was tempted by the situation as the complainant appeared disoriented following the accident.
“I took the phone unnoticed and later sold it to someone, who turned out to be a policeman,” he said.
The State, represented by Mr Takudzwa Jambawu, opposed bail, arguing that the accused was of no fixed abode and could interfere with witnesses.
Magistrate Moyo remanded him in custody to July 2, when he will be referred to a trial court.
The complainant, identified as Ronald Chinomona, was involved in a road accident on April 6, 2025, at around 1am at the intersection of 8th Street and Samora Machel Avenue in Harare.
According to the State, Thomas, in connivance with another suspect, Milton Dzaguma who is also in custody for the same case, approached Chinomona at the accident scene.
The two allegedly stole a Samsung A14 cellphone, a wallet containing US$80 and various personal documents.
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