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Ivan Zhakata
Herald Correspondent
FOUR men will spend the next six months in prison after they robbed a man and stripped him naked.Kelton Muleya (23) of Hurungwe, Takudzwa Chiwara (22) of Dowson Farm, Mvurwi, Edmore Mutandwa (33) of Mvurwi and Usher Tagarira (22) of Mabvuku, Harare, were arraigned before the Chinhoyi Magistrates’ Court facing robbery charges.
They were sentenced to 12 months in prison. However, six months were suspended for five years.
The court heard that on July 27 at around 0150 hours, the four followed the complainant from a nightclub in Mutorashanga.
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Along the way, the quartet allegedly grabbed the complainant and assaulted him with open hands and fists.
Muleya allegedly tripped the complainant, searched him and took US$30 from his pocket. The gang then stripped the complainant naked before disappearing into the darkness.
The complainant was assisted by a passerby who accompanied him to file a police report.
The four men were later arrested and the complainant’s money and clothes were recovered.
Total value stolen was US$60.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter