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THE Harare lawyer accused of taking advantage of her husband’s illness and appointing directors in a company they co-owned without his consent has a case to answer, a Harare magistrate has ruled. Gilliet Kashangura (nee Motsi) (42), a former compliance manager with a local bank, is accused of defrauding former Dynamos Football Club secretary, Mr Brian Kashangura.
She is jointly charged with her former workmate Zvichapera Nyamadzawo (40) in the case.
The pair had made an application for discharge at the close of the State’s case before magistrate Mr Noel Mupeiwa who dismissed the application, saying the two have a case to answer hence they should be put on their defence.
Their trial continues on August 18.
The complainant, Mr Kashangura, is the managing director of Forest Security (Pvt) Ltd.
The State says sometime in March 2011, the complainant came up with the idea of forming a private company meant to provide security services to private schools and registered Brendon Security on April 7, 2011.
A certificate of co-operation was subsequently issued on April 1, 2011 and the company comprised two shareholders; Mr Kashangura and his estranged wife Gilliet with 50 percent shares each.
The company documents were kept in Mr Kashangura’s office safe at Michael House in the city.
Sometime in June 2011, the State says Mr Kashangura fell sick and could not attend to his office and Gilliet took over and acted in his capacity, attending to all issues which required his attention hence she was in charge of the safe.
In June this year, it is alleged, Mr Kashangura received a tip-off from an anonymous caller to the effect that he had been eliminated from Brendon Security by the pair after they allegedly submitted an application to start operations.
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