Cellphone thief blames drunkenness

Zim Now Writer

A 37-year-old cell phone thief, who stormed a villager's house in Chiweshe and stole 26 cell phones was yesterday sentenced to four years behind bars by Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware.

Fogert Svisva pleaded guilty to the charge, adding that he was drunk when he committed the offence.

“Your worship my crime is a symptom of beer, l admit that l committed the crime but forgive me l was drunk,” Svisva pleaded.

The magistrate conditionally suspended two years of the sentence.

Prosecuting, Ellen Tanatswa Chingono told the court that on March 20 last year, Svisva stormed Faith Kamupinga's house armed with iron bars and looted 26 mobile phones.

Police investigations led to his arrest.