Man robs elderly neighbour to finance journey to SA

Zim Now Writer

A man who attacked his neighbour, stole cash was recently arrested while fleeing from the scene.

Police in Bulawayo confirmed the arrest of Alison Zulu, 32, in connection with a case of robbery which occurred on February 24 at Ndiweni Village in Kezi.

The suspect duped the complainant, 60, his neighbour, by telling him that there was someone who was selling some donkeys in Madwaleni in that district.

The complainant requested the suspect to escort him to Madwaleni to buy the donkeys, but along the way Zulu attacked the complainant by hitting him severally with a metal bar on the head. He then robbed the complainant of his ZAR7 450.00 and fled.

Working on a tip-off, alert traffic police officers in Bulawayo intercepted a Bulawayo-bound Mzansi bus at the 20km peg along Bulawayo-Matopo Road, arrested the suspect and recovered all the stolen cash.