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Man stripes neighbour naked - steals his teeth, phone, clothes

BULAWAYO - A 27-year-old Montgomery thief left the court in stitches when he said he removed his victim’s artificial teeth because he thought they were dirty.Greecent Maphosa was sentenced to 12 months in prison for robbing his neighbour Stephen Chimutashu (34) of property, including his artificia...

Man beats up, sodomises juveniles for stealing guavas

A Chitungwiza man, 20, who beat up a juvenile and sodomised another as punishment for stealing guavas at his place was on Monday jailed for an effective seven years.Liberty Matswai caught the pair last February playing outside his gate after stealing guavas from one of the trees at his place.He fr...

Man nabbed for killing, stealing neighbour's goat to impress wife

IN an effort to avert humiliation associated with failure to fulfill fatherly duties, Aleck Makuyana (48), landed himself in jail after he was convicted of stealing a goat whose meat his wife had demanded in order to boost the production of breast milk.Makuyana was last Thursday convicted of stockt...

Notorious thief's sangoma dies, stealing powers fade

NOTORIOUS Chipinge burglar, Tichaona Gwenzi (36), was last Thursday jailed for nine years after being convicted of unlawful entry and theft.Gwenzi had pleaded not guilty to the offence when he appeared before Mr Makamera Waini, who, however, convicted him after the State led by Mr Thembalami Dhliway...

Security guard jailed for stealing

A SECURITY guard, who was in the habit of breaking into apartments at a flat he was guarding in Westgate, Harare will spend a month in prison. Tendai Sanyamandwe (33) hatched a plan and obtained a master key which he used to break into the apartments to steal food and cash while the residents would ...

5 months for stealing clothes worth $27

A Chitungwiza man, who connived with his girlfriend to steal clothes worth US$27 at a fashion shop in the town to boost the woman's capital for vending goods will spend the next five months in jail. Tawanda Dube (21) of St Mary's and his girlfriend Christabel Dzapasi (19) on Monday admitted to theft...