Penniless man lives large at Crowne Plaza

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Tonderayi Sibanda (41) of Kambuzuma has since been arrested on charges of fraud.
He was not formally charged when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Shane Kubonera who remanded him to July 15 on US$100 bail with reporting conditions.
Prosecutor Vernancia Mtake says from a period between December 4 2009 and April 14 last year, Sibanda booked at the hotel on four occasions.
It is alleged that Sibanda would offset the bill by swiping his Visa card account number 4023962006166058 which had no money.
The account was allegedly opened in Britain.
The offence come to light when Standard Chartered Bank reversed the payment at Crowne Plaza informing them that the account contained no money.
The person who served him at Crown Plaza positively identified Sibanda leading to his arrest.
Receipts, which indicate that Sibanda allegedly booked at Crowne Plaza without paying, are being held as an exhibit.