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Council employee sentenced to 8 months in jail
04 Nov 2016 at 14:47hrs | Views
Guruve - Mvurwi Town council employee Last Chiripanyanga was slapped with eight months jail term for seven counts of fraud by Guruve magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka this afternoon (Friday).
Chiripanyanga will serve an effective 4 months after 4 months were suspended on condition he does not commit a similar offence in the next 5 years.
In passing sentence the magistrate indicated that unlike his accomplice who is serving community service a custodial sentence was the only appropriate sentence as the accused had previously evaded justice.
The sacked council worker was facing 8 counts of fraud seven of which he will serve four months in prison the and on the other count he was ordered to pay US$90 or spend an additional 30 days behind bars.
Chiripanyanga will serve an effective 4 months after 4 months were suspended on condition he does not commit a similar offence in the next 5 years.
In passing sentence the magistrate indicated that unlike his accomplice who is serving community service a custodial sentence was the only appropriate sentence as the accused had previously evaded justice.
The sacked council worker was facing 8 counts of fraud seven of which he will serve four months in prison the and on the other count he was ordered to pay US$90 or spend an additional 30 days behind bars.
Source - Byo24News
