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Granny (67) defrauds step-child
28 Mar 2016 at 09:57hrs | Views
A 67-YEAR-OLD Sakubva woman allegedly defrauded her step-son $10 000 that he was supposed to get after the sharing of his late father's estate.
Manica Post reported that Constance Viola Chazunguza (67) denied the charges of fraud as defined under Section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act), Chapter 9:23 when she appeared before Mutare magistrate, Langton Mukwengi recently.
Prosecuting over the matter was Fletcher Karombe.
Chazunguza was remanded out of custody to Tuesday.
It was the State's case that Chazunguza misrepresented facts to the Master of the High Court sometime in 2006 when her husband passed away that she was the only surviving beneficiary to the late Givas Kasipo Marume's estate. She stated that he had no children from his previous marriage. Acting on the misrepresentation, the Master of the High Court appointed her as the beneficiary of the estate which comprised of a Sakubva house. "Sometime in 1983, Chazunguza married Givas Kasipo Marume who was father to Barnabas Kasipo. They stayed together with Barnabas and his sister, while he was still in school. Barnabas left home for greener pastures in 1990.
"In 2006, the late Marume wrote a will indicating that the Sakubva house would be given to Barnabas, while the Chikanga house would be given to Chazunguza, but the will was produced after the death of Kasipo-Marume that same year," said Karombe.
Chazunguza is alleged to have approached the office of the Master of the High Court applying to be the beneficiary of the deceased's estate.
It is also alleged that in her application, she indicated that Kasipo-Marume had not told her that he had any children during his lifetime.
The State later asserted that Chazunguza only declared the Sakubva house as the only estate left by Kasipo-Marume.
Said Mr Karombe: "On April 13, 2012, she proceeded to Mutare City Council where she changed the ownership of House Number 219 Zororo, Sakubva, Mutare into her name." The matter is alleged to have come to light in 2015 when Barnabas Kasipo found out that the house was under renovations and went to Mutare City Council to find out if the house was still registered in his late father's name.
When he found out that it was now registered in Chazunguza's name, he made a police report which led to the arrest of the latter. Total value prejudiced is $10 000 and nothing was recovered.
Manica Post reported that Constance Viola Chazunguza (67) denied the charges of fraud as defined under Section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act), Chapter 9:23 when she appeared before Mutare magistrate, Langton Mukwengi recently.
Prosecuting over the matter was Fletcher Karombe.
Chazunguza was remanded out of custody to Tuesday.
It was the State's case that Chazunguza misrepresented facts to the Master of the High Court sometime in 2006 when her husband passed away that she was the only surviving beneficiary to the late Givas Kasipo Marume's estate. She stated that he had no children from his previous marriage. Acting on the misrepresentation, the Master of the High Court appointed her as the beneficiary of the estate which comprised of a Sakubva house. "Sometime in 1983, Chazunguza married Givas Kasipo Marume who was father to Barnabas Kasipo. They stayed together with Barnabas and his sister, while he was still in school. Barnabas left home for greener pastures in 1990.
"In 2006, the late Marume wrote a will indicating that the Sakubva house would be given to Barnabas, while the Chikanga house would be given to Chazunguza, but the will was produced after the death of Kasipo-Marume that same year," said Karombe.
It is also alleged that in her application, she indicated that Kasipo-Marume had not told her that he had any children during his lifetime.
The State later asserted that Chazunguza only declared the Sakubva house as the only estate left by Kasipo-Marume.
Said Mr Karombe: "On April 13, 2012, she proceeded to Mutare City Council where she changed the ownership of House Number 219 Zororo, Sakubva, Mutare into her name." The matter is alleged to have come to light in 2015 when Barnabas Kasipo found out that the house was under renovations and went to Mutare City Council to find out if the house was still registered in his late father's name.
When he found out that it was now registered in Chazunguza's name, he made a police report which led to the arrest of the latter. Total value prejudiced is $10 000 and nothing was recovered.
Source - Manica Post
