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A BULAWAYO thief allegedly turned a homeowner’s hiding place against her after using spare keys stashed on top of an old wardrobe to break into her house and steal US$350.
The 44-year-old woman returned from work to find her home ransacked, with her hard-earned cash missing.
She had left home on November 6 at around 11am, locking the doors and closing all the windows before heading to work.
But when she returned at around 4.15pm, she found the main door partially open, raising fears that someone had broken in.
A check in the bedroom revealed clothes scattered across the floor, while US$350 she had kept inside a wardrobe was missing.
According to a police report, the unknown suspect allegedly took spare keys hidden on top of an old wardrobe on the veranda, used them to unlock the main door and then left the keys in the dining room after gaining entry. The suspect allegedly proceeded to the bedroom, where the cash was stolen.
The woman reported the matter to the police. The stolen money was valued at US$350, and nothing had been recovered at the time of publication.
