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ZLHR wins $5000 compensation for motorist whose property was abused by deliquent police officer
11 Jan 2017 at 00:30hrs | Views
A ZIMBABWEAN court has ordered a delinquent traffic police officer and his superiors to fork out about $5 000 as compensation to a motorist
after the law enforcement agent wrecked his vehicle.
Titus Matava, who is employed as a Constable by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and based at Rusape Police Station in Manicaland
province, impounded a Nissan Bluebird Sylphy vehicle belonging to Simba Chikaka on 01 November 2015 after he stopped him at a vehicle
road block mounted between Rusape and Nyazura in Manicaland province.
Matava grabbed Chikaka's vehicle keys after the motorist failed to pay a $20 spot fine as penalty for allegedly committing a traffic offence
of not being in possession of temporary vehicle registration plates for his car, which he had recently imported from Japan, as he had no
money on hand.
After impounding Chikaka's vehicle and keys, the felonious Matava ordered him to sit on the passenger seat and then drove the motorist's
car, which he also used to chase after other vehicles.
While abusing Chikaka's vehicle to chase after other motorists, Constable Matava veered off the road and rammed into a tree,
extensively damaging the motorist's vehicle. As a result of the accident, Chikaka sustained injuries on his head, neck and on the hip.
Chikaka through her lawyer, Peggy Tavagadza of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights filed a summons at Rusape Magistrates Court last year
demanding payment amounting to $6 260 from Matava, ZRP Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and Home Affairs Minister Kembo
Mohadi for damages he suffered as a result of the damages to his vehicle and injuries he sustained owing to Matava's negligent driving
broken down as $4 960 being the value of the car, $300 as special damages for medical expenses and $1 000 being general damages for pain
and suffering.
However, Rusape Provincial Magistrate Shingi Mutiro on January 3 2016 awarded the motorist $4 960 as compensation for the
damages he suffered.
Magistrate Mutiro also ordered Matava, Chihuri and Chombo to pay interest on the total amount of $4 960 from the date when summons
were filed to the date of final payment.
after the law enforcement agent wrecked his vehicle.
Titus Matava, who is employed as a Constable by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and based at Rusape Police Station in Manicaland
province, impounded a Nissan Bluebird Sylphy vehicle belonging to Simba Chikaka on 01 November 2015 after he stopped him at a vehicle
road block mounted between Rusape and Nyazura in Manicaland province.
Matava grabbed Chikaka's vehicle keys after the motorist failed to pay a $20 spot fine as penalty for allegedly committing a traffic offence
of not being in possession of temporary vehicle registration plates for his car, which he had recently imported from Japan, as he had no
money on hand.
car, which he also used to chase after other vehicles.
While abusing Chikaka's vehicle to chase after other motorists, Constable Matava veered off the road and rammed into a tree,
extensively damaging the motorist's vehicle. As a result of the accident, Chikaka sustained injuries on his head, neck and on the hip.
Chikaka through her lawyer, Peggy Tavagadza of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights filed a summons at Rusape Magistrates Court last year
demanding payment amounting to $6 260 from Matava, ZRP Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and Home Affairs Minister Kembo
Mohadi for damages he suffered as a result of the damages to his vehicle and injuries he sustained owing to Matava's negligent driving
broken down as $4 960 being the value of the car, $300 as special damages for medical expenses and $1 000 being general damages for pain
and suffering.
However, Rusape Provincial Magistrate Shingi Mutiro on January 3 2016 awarded the motorist $4 960 as compensation for the
damages he suffered.
Magistrate Mutiro also ordered Matava, Chihuri and Chombo to pay interest on the total amount of $4 960 from the date when summons
were filed to the date of final payment.
Source - Byo24News
