A senior citizen, 71-year-old Robert Macherure, refused to leave the dock after being convicted of malicious damage to property when he appeared before Concession magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware after demanding his witness to testify.
Macherure pleaded guilty to the charges after he removed his neighbour’s fence and standard poles mounted, claiming that the fence had been mounted on his farm.
The value of the damaged fence is US$612.28.
Macherure’s argument, however, was that he wanted his witnesses to take the stand.
"Your worship l admit that l cut the fence but l do not want to be convicted because l have my witnesses so l will not leave the dock unless you allow my witnesses to come and testify," he said.
The magistrate advised him that since he had pleaded guilty to the charge, his witnesses were no longer necessary.
"You have pleaded guilty to the charge hence your witnesses are no longer necessary hence l find you guilty as charged," Nembaware said.
Macherure, who was advised to come back to court on Thursday for sentencing and was eventually escorted out of the dock by a prison officer.
The court heard that sometime in December 2019 John Gutu,62, mounted his fence at a farm in Concession which was destroyed by Macherure.
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