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Man steals aunt's chicken to win back lover
28 Jun 2015 at 07:30hrs | Views
A 23-YEAR-OLD Bulilima man stole a chicken from his aunt in a bid to reconcile with his lover.
Polite Tshuma of Tokwana area was convicted of stock theft by Plumtree magistrate Livard Philemon.
He pleaded guilty to stealing a chicken from 65-year-old Kokela Tshuma.
"I have a chicken of mine which I gave to the complainant's son for safe keeping and he told me to collect it from his mother's fowl run.
"Unfortunately, I took the wrong chicken as I took a cock instead of a hen.
"I did not take it on purpose Your Worship I just wanted to give the chicken to my girlfriend because we had an argument and I wanted to take it to her as a peace offering. My brother discovered the chicken before I realised that I had taken the wrong one.
"Had I seen that earlier I would have returned it myself," said Tshuma in his defence.
Philemon ordered Tshuma to pay a $30 fine or spend 10 days in prison in case of default.
The cock was valued at $10.
Polite Tshuma of Tokwana area was convicted of stock theft by Plumtree magistrate Livard Philemon.
He pleaded guilty to stealing a chicken from 65-year-old Kokela Tshuma.
"I have a chicken of mine which I gave to the complainant's son for safe keeping and he told me to collect it from his mother's fowl run.
"I did not take it on purpose Your Worship I just wanted to give the chicken to my girlfriend because we had an argument and I wanted to take it to her as a peace offering. My brother discovered the chicken before I realised that I had taken the wrong one.
"Had I seen that earlier I would have returned it myself," said Tshuma in his defence.
Philemon ordered Tshuma to pay a $30 fine or spend 10 days in prison in case of default.
The cock was valued at $10.
Source - Sunday News
