Tendai Charumbira
A Masvingo duo has been slapped with 280 hours of community service for stealing electrical cable when they appeared before Masvingo magistrate Retaiswe Silaigwana on March 8, 2022.
Victor Takaendesa (30) of Rhodene low density and Godknows Mangwiro (26) from Runyararo West were slapped with 280 hours of community service which they would perform at Masvingo Provincial Hospital and Makanaka High School respectively.
It is the state’s case as presented by prosecutor Nicky Chamisa that on March 7, 2022 at around 1030 hours, the accused persons together with their employer Stanely Maridzo (who is still at large) connived to steal electrical cables from the complainant Titus Gangata which they were looking after.
At around 1130 hours, Takaendesa stole three electrical cables and put them in a bag and went away. He then went to sell them to Victoria Hardware with the assistance of Maridzo for US$105.
On the same day at around 1530 hours, Mangwiro stole the other three electric cables and gave them to Takaendesa through the window. Takaendesa went on to hide the electric cables in the nearby bush.
One of the complainant’s workers became suspicious and followed Takaendesa to the bush and discovered that he had stolen electrical cables and then alerted his boss Gangata who came and led to the recovery of three electrical cables in the bush.
Gangata reported the case to police who questioned Takaendesa and Mangwiro leading to the recovery of the three cables which had already been sold at Victoria Hardware valued at US$ 450.
