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Woman narrowly escapes jail for unlawful borrowing
15 Mar 2018 at 04:58hrs | Views
A WOMAN who took and used her ex-lover's vehicle without his consent was slapped with a $200 fine after she was convicted of "unlawful borrowing".
Gertrude Mlambo, was convicted after a full trial by magistrate Perseverance Makala.
She faces a two-month jail stint if she fails to pay the fine.
Two more years were suspended for two years on condition of good behaviour.
She was being charged with unlawful borrowing as defined in section 116 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act chapter 9:23.
It was the State's case that on a date unknown to the prosecutors but in January 2017, Fungai Innocent Makande handed his motor vehicle, a Nissan Navara registration number AAV-8231 to Clifford Hareki, a mechanic based in Chikanga 1, Mutare, to fix it.
On March 22, 2017, Mlambo went to the garage and asked for the car keys, claiming that she wanted to collect something from the vehicle.
Once she had possession of the keys she then refused to hand the keys back to Makande.
On the same date, she then approached and hired one Clive Jani and proceeded to the garage and towed the car to an unknown location.
Makande then made a police report, leading to an investigation and arrest of Mlambo.
The Nissan Navara was later discovered dumped at the main gate of ZRP Mutare Central Police Station without a fire extinguisher, car battery, bottle jack and red break-down triangles.
The total value of the vehicle and its accessories was $10 000 and property worth $9 670 was recovered.
Brighton Shamhuyarira was prosecuting.
Gertrude Mlambo, was convicted after a full trial by magistrate Perseverance Makala.
She faces a two-month jail stint if she fails to pay the fine.
Two more years were suspended for two years on condition of good behaviour.
She was being charged with unlawful borrowing as defined in section 116 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act chapter 9:23.
It was the State's case that on a date unknown to the prosecutors but in January 2017, Fungai Innocent Makande handed his motor vehicle, a Nissan Navara registration number AAV-8231 to Clifford Hareki, a mechanic based in Chikanga 1, Mutare, to fix it.
Once she had possession of the keys she then refused to hand the keys back to Makande.
On the same date, she then approached and hired one Clive Jani and proceeded to the garage and towed the car to an unknown location.
Makande then made a police report, leading to an investigation and arrest of Mlambo.
The Nissan Navara was later discovered dumped at the main gate of ZRP Mutare Central Police Station without a fire extinguisher, car battery, bottle jack and red break-down triangles.
The total value of the vehicle and its accessories was $10 000 and property worth $9 670 was recovered.
Brighton Shamhuyarira was prosecuting.
Source - dailynews
