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Two Arrested for Attempting to Bribe Detective in Armed Robbery Case

 

 

Zim Now Reporter

Two individuals, Munyaradzi Zacharia, 38, and Theresa Chenjerai, 48, were arrested for trying to bribe a police detective to lie under oath in court regarding a series of armed robbery cases involving their friend, Tapiwa Marazanye. 

The were remanded in custody until today, March 3 for a bail hearing when they appeared before a Norton magistrate.

According to prosecutor Thomas Chanakira, the pair conspired in January to bribe the investigating officer handling 15 robbery cases linked to Marazanye. 

Zacharia was sent to deliver a $150 bribe to the detective, but the police had set a trap.

 He was arrested immediately after handing over the money and implicated Chenjerai, leading to her arrest as well.

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