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Methodist church congregant loses gun
16 May 2023 at 00:53hrs | Views
A Mutoko based Methodist church congregant Julius Danda (81) lost his gun while attending a church service recently.
The matter came to light at Mutoko magistrate court on Friday where he appeared before magistrate Mr Elijah Sibanda.
Danda pleaded guilty to failure to secure a firearm charge.
He was slapped with US$150 fine, failure to pay will earn him a month in jail.
Prosecutor Nathan Majuru told the court that on May 6 Danda left his gun in his bedroom under the bed and went for a church service.
Upon his return he could not locate his gun and went to file a police report where he was arrested.
Quizzed on why he did not keep the gun safe in a gun cabinet he said he did not have knowledge about guns since he inherited it from his father.
The matter came to light at Mutoko magistrate court on Friday where he appeared before magistrate Mr Elijah Sibanda.
Danda pleaded guilty to failure to secure a firearm charge.
He was slapped with US$150 fine, failure to pay will earn him a month in jail.
Prosecutor Nathan Majuru told the court that on May 6 Danda left his gun in his bedroom under the bed and went for a church service.
Upon his return he could not locate his gun and went to file a police report where he was arrested.
Quizzed on why he did not keep the gun safe in a gun cabinet he said he did not have knowledge about guns since he inherited it from his father.
Source - Byo24news
