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WhatsApp sells out iPhone thief
20 Sep 2014 at 12:57hrs | Views
34-year-old Boars Chada, a security guard working in Gweru, was caught out by Whatsapp after stealing an iPhone at a company he was guarding.
Chada, of Village 11, appeared before Gweru provincial magistrate Judith Taruvinga facing theft charges and was sentenced to five months in prison.
Chada was stationed at the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company premises in the Central Business District of Gweru when he committed the crime.
The court heard that Chada inserted his Econet line and memory card into the phone and started using it as his own.
Chada enjoyed his "new" gadget and used Whatsapp and the court heard that when the victim, Brian Gurajena, downloaded Chada's profile picture, he realised that it was one of the security guards who he used to see at work.
The matter was reported to the police leading to the arrest of Chada.
In his defence, Chada said he deliberately put his picture on his profile as he wanted to reveal his identity to the complainant.
He said seeing Gurajena daily at work made him feel guilty.
Chada, of Village 11, appeared before Gweru provincial magistrate Judith Taruvinga facing theft charges and was sentenced to five months in prison.
Chada was stationed at the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company premises in the Central Business District of Gweru when he committed the crime.
The court heard that Chada inserted his Econet line and memory card into the phone and started using it as his own.
Chada enjoyed his "new" gadget and used Whatsapp and the court heard that when the victim, Brian Gurajena, downloaded Chada's profile picture, he realised that it was one of the security guards who he used to see at work.
The matter was reported to the police leading to the arrest of Chada.
In his defence, Chada said he deliberately put his picture on his profile as he wanted to reveal his identity to the complainant.
He said seeing Gurajena daily at work made him feel guilty.
Source - chronicle
