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Police speak on Mujuru daughter's fatal accident
26 Nov 2014 at 19:15hrs | Views
Police have cleared the air on the high profile accident where Vice President Joice Mujuru's daughter, Chipo Mujuru Makoni caused the death of two people in 2012, saying the matter was investigated in a proper manner resulting in her being fined.
The media today reported the fatal accident, which happened on 10 December 2012, along Enterprise Road opposite Harare Remand Prison, but had been kept away from the public for nearly two years.
The Herald newspaper reported that Chipo, who was unlicensed at the time, was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser VX registration number AAT 9900 registered to Vice President Mujuru when she rammed the Toyota Corolla Sedan, claiming the lives of two-month-old son of Iranian doctor, Dr Amin Hamidzadeh and a Zimbabwean, Joseph Ngonji, who was driving the Hamidzadeh family.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) National Traffic said the matter was investigated properly and professionally.
"Chipo was charged for contravening section 49 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23 (Culpable Homicide)," said Assistant Commissioner Shelton Dube, of the Police National Traffic.
Asst Comm Dube added that after investigations, the case was then taken to court, where Chipo was tried, convicted on two counts of culpable homicide and sentenced under the Harare Magistrate Court reference number T01/5/14 and Court Record Book number 4783/14.
On the first count, she was fined US$800 or serve 12 months imprisonment, while she received the same punishment for the second count.
Chipo was also banned from driving for six months.
However, why this high profile accident was kept away from the public sphere and was brought to court this year remains a mystery.
The media today reported the fatal accident, which happened on 10 December 2012, along Enterprise Road opposite Harare Remand Prison, but had been kept away from the public for nearly two years.
The Herald newspaper reported that Chipo, who was unlicensed at the time, was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser VX registration number AAT 9900 registered to Vice President Mujuru when she rammed the Toyota Corolla Sedan, claiming the lives of two-month-old son of Iranian doctor, Dr Amin Hamidzadeh and a Zimbabwean, Joseph Ngonji, who was driving the Hamidzadeh family.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) National Traffic said the matter was investigated properly and professionally.
"Chipo was charged for contravening section 49 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23 (Culpable Homicide)," said Assistant Commissioner Shelton Dube, of the Police National Traffic.
Asst Comm Dube added that after investigations, the case was then taken to court, where Chipo was tried, convicted on two counts of culpable homicide and sentenced under the Harare Magistrate Court reference number T01/5/14 and Court Record Book number 4783/14.
On the first count, she was fined US$800 or serve 12 months imprisonment, while she received the same punishment for the second count.
Chipo was also banned from driving for six months.
However, why this high profile accident was kept away from the public sphere and was brought to court this year remains a mystery.
Source - zbc
