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Mnangagwa's name used for fraud
29 Aug 2014 at 07:34hrs | Views
In a separate case, a suspected con-woman allegedly used Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's name in a fraud case.
This emerged when the trial of Cordelia Warambwa (24) failed to start.
Warambwa appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Victoria Mashamba, who removed her from remand following the State's failure to proceed with trial.
In refusing further remand for Warambwa, Ms Mashamba said the State was not serious and their house was not in order.
"Further remand of the accused is refused and State will proceed by way of summons," she said.
In a warned and cautioned statement recorded from Pasipanodya, he explained how Warambwa narrated her arrest.
In another statement it was alleged that Waramba was arrested by members of the Zimbabwe National Army.
The complainant in the matter was Zvavahera Groosewell Mukunyadzi (32) of Cranborne, Harare.
It was alleged that in July 2013 Warambwa approached Mukunyadzi misrepresenting that she was awarded a tender by a certain company to supply four medical machines.
She asked for a capital injection of US$10 000 promising to repay it in three days before offering two vehicles as surety..
Mukunyadzi managed to raise US$6 000 and was allegedly given a Toyota Mark II (registration number ABL 6507) and a Toyota Carina (registration number ABL 8391).
After one week Mukunyadzi was approached by Kapodogo and Felex Kuda Gondo claiming ownership of the vehicles.
Realising that he had been conned, Mukunyadzi looked for Warambwa but she had allegedly fled to South Africa.
She was later arrested and Mukunyadzi lost US$6 000 of which only US$200 was recovered.
This emerged when the trial of Cordelia Warambwa (24) failed to start.
Warambwa appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Victoria Mashamba, who removed her from remand following the State's failure to proceed with trial.
In refusing further remand for Warambwa, Ms Mashamba said the State was not serious and their house was not in order.
"Further remand of the accused is refused and State will proceed by way of summons," she said.
In a warned and cautioned statement recorded from Pasipanodya, he explained how Warambwa narrated her arrest.
In another statement it was alleged that Waramba was arrested by members of the Zimbabwe National Army.
The complainant in the matter was Zvavahera Groosewell Mukunyadzi (32) of Cranborne, Harare.
It was alleged that in July 2013 Warambwa approached Mukunyadzi misrepresenting that she was awarded a tender by a certain company to supply four medical machines.
She asked for a capital injection of US$10 000 promising to repay it in three days before offering two vehicles as surety..
Mukunyadzi managed to raise US$6 000 and was allegedly given a Toyota Mark II (registration number ABL 6507) and a Toyota Carina (registration number ABL 8391).
After one week Mukunyadzi was approached by Kapodogo and Felex Kuda Gondo claiming ownership of the vehicles.
Realising that he had been conned, Mukunyadzi looked for Warambwa but she had allegedly fled to South Africa.
She was later arrested and Mukunyadzi lost US$6 000 of which only US$200 was recovered.
Source - The Herald
