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Zvikomborero Parafini
Court Reporter
POLICE have made significant progress and arrested the first suspect in the unlawful entry case in Ruwa, where US$176 000 was stolen in June.
Harare businessman Joseph Maruta had collected US$181 000 from a farm in Kwekwe as payment for supplying seed potatoes.
After returning home to Kambuzuma, he picked up his pistol and two loaded magazines of 15 rounds each, and headed to the home of his girlfriend Leoba Hunda in Springvale, Ruwa.
Prosecutors alleged that on June 7, the suspect Blessing Kennes of Hurudza township in Shamva teamed up with his accomplices who are still at large to rob Mr Maruta.
They allegedly went to the house and smashed the rear window of his Toyota GD6 before gaining entry into the house.
They stole cash amounting to US$176 050 which was in a plastic bag, US$6 000 which was in Mr Maruta’s jacket, a Samsung S23 Ultra and a Derya pistol with serial numbers TG970-24L78774 with two fully charged magazines before they disappeared from the scene.
Mr Maruta woke up at around 5am and discovered that all his belongings had been stolen before he made a report at ZRP Ruwa.
On August 13, detectives from CID Homicide, Harare received information to the effect that Kennes had been spotted in Mbare.
The detectives swiftly reacted to the information and arrested Kennes, who led them to the recovery of cash amounting to US$20 250 and the Derya pistol hidden in holes dug along the precast wall at Ms Hunda’s residence.
Kennes also led to police to the recovery of a Toyota Nadia valued at US$3 500, which he had bought using the stolen cash.
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