The Guruve Magistrate Rumbidzai Saturday sentenced notorious Mvurwi burglar, Tafadzwa Masarara to an effective nine months jail term for unlawful entry.
The state-led by Albert Charewa alleged on March 4 at around 0900 hrs Rutendo Matukwa the complainant left home and went to work leaving everything intact, all windows closed and her door locked.
The 21-year-old burglar went to the complainant’s house during the night and forcibly opened the door using an unknown object and gained entry into the premises.
Masarara stole two blankets, a food warmer, two black pots among other valuables and a medical card. The goods stolen were valued at ZWL $9,240 and only ZWL$2,940 worth of goods were recovered.
The complainant did not report the case to the police. Masarara ran out of luck and got arrested following a tip-off to the police by members of the public on June 4, 2021.
A medical card of the complainant was seen in the accused’s house and he was interrogated concerning the medical card and failed to give a convincing response.
The complainant was contacted using the stolen medical card and she managed to identify some of her stolen items.
