Zim Now Writer
A 37-year-old man from Trenance suburb, Bulawayo narrowly escaped jail after he was allegedly accused of a crime that was committed while he was in jail.
The suspect, Clive Ndlovu appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Enerst Muzembe facing a charge of robbery.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was found not guilty, leading to the case being withdrawn.
Ndlovu, who had been serving an eight-year-jail term at Khami Prison produced a document supporting his evidence that he was in prison on the date when it is alleged that he committed an offence.
State allegations were that on June 30, 2019 at around 12pm, Fanuel Machakanja received a call from Ndlovu, who claimed that he wanted some cigarettes for his wife’s business.
Machakanja then went to the location and met up with Ndlovu at a flyover along Old Victoria Falls road.
Ndlovu then asked the victim to wait for him as he wanted to relieve himself at a nearby bush, he then came back in the company of two of his accomplices who are still at large.
The trio reportedly threatened the victim and Ndlovu produced a machete from his satchel and threatened to kill Machakanja.
Ndlovu allegedly used an unknown object to damage the padlock of the cigarette carrier box and took cash amounting to R500, ZWL500, 35 bricks of Madison cigarettes and a cellphone.
Machakanja reported the matter to the police but the culprit was not located.
On April 17, 2024, the victim met up with Ndlovu at Renkini Bus Terminus and followed him to a beer garden after informing the police, leading to Ndlovu’s arrest.
The value stolen was US$465 and nothing was recovered.
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