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Man (70) sells Hillside property he never owned
27 Nov 2016 at 09:11hrs | Views
A man from Hillside in Bulawayo has been dragged to court following a botched house deal worth $22 000.
Chris Wessell Steyn (70) was denying the fraud charge when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Gladmore Mushove.
The magistrate remanded him to December 9.
The court was told that between February 25 2012 and August 2, 2012 at number 13A Hillside in Bulawayo, Steyn with intent to defraud, misrepresented to Mxolisi Mpofu that he was the owner of the house hence he was selling the portion of the property.
He allegedly sold one acre of the piece of land belonging to the late Robin Adiar Iversen to Mpofu thereby causing a prejudice of $22000 to the owner of the property.
The relatives of the late owner discovered the illegal deal and reported the matter to the police leading to Steyn's arrest.
Chris Wessell Steyn (70) was denying the fraud charge when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Gladmore Mushove.
The magistrate remanded him to December 9.
He allegedly sold one acre of the piece of land belonging to the late Robin Adiar Iversen to Mpofu thereby causing a prejudice of $22000 to the owner of the property.
The relatives of the late owner discovered the illegal deal and reported the matter to the police leading to Steyn's arrest.
Source - Byo24News
