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Soldier steals mobile phone from bar

by Stephen Jakes
17 Dec 2016 at 07:18hrs | Views
A soldier based at the 12 Infantry Battalion Barracks Hwange was recently arrested for allegedly stealing a mobile phone at Mpofu Sports bar belonging to a Hwange Local Board employee.

Benson Gwenzi  denies the charge and  he appeared before Hwange magistrate Rosemary Dube.

The prosecutor Lindiwe Maseko said Gwenzi of  12 Infantry Battalion Barracks, Hwange allegedly stole  a mobile phone belonging to Nqobile Mabhena of  Empumalanga, Hwange  who works at the Hwange Local Board.

Gwenzi  was on November 10 at 11pm at Mpofu Sports Bar  when Mabhena  allegedly requested the bar lady to charge his cellphone  and she complied.

Gwenzi  later  took the cellphone  belonging to Mabhena and went away unnoticed.  Mabhena later discovered that her cellphone was missing and  filed a report to the police.

He later received information that his mobile phone was sold to one Eric Sibanda. Investigations led to Gwenzi's arrest after Sibanda revealed that he bought the mobile phone from Gwenzi.

The mobile phone worth $180  was recovered.

Source - Byo24News