News / National
Man in court over US$15,000 workshop fire
2 hrs ago |
103 Views
A 30-year-old Harare man has appeared in court accused of setting fire to a carpenter's workshop at Kuwadzana 5 Home Industries, allegedly causing damage estimated at US$15,000.
Gift Sithole appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo last Friday facing a charge of malicious property damage.
He was remanded in custody until today for bail consideration.
Three other people who are jointly charged with Sithole are already on remand and are due to stand trial on September 23.
The complainant, Tawanda Luckmore Warurama, is a self-employed carpenter operating from Kuwadzana 5 Home Industries.
The State alleges that on August 31 at around 5pm, Warurama was inside his iron-sheet workshop when he noticed smoke coming from one corner of the structure.
He went outside to investigate and discovered that the workshop was on fire.
Warurama reportedly raised an alarm and, with the assistance of other people, tried to extinguish the blaze, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
The court heard that Warurama later made inquiries through his employee, Davison Mapuranga, who allegedly told him that he had seen Sithole collecting twigs and starting the fire.
Mapuranga allegedly saw Sithole in the company of the other three accused persons when the fire was started.
The State further alleges that the fire spread rapidly, destroying carpentry equipment and other property belonging to Warurama, with the total damage estimated at US$15,000.
Gift Sithole appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo last Friday facing a charge of malicious property damage.
He was remanded in custody until today for bail consideration.
Three other people who are jointly charged with Sithole are already on remand and are due to stand trial on September 23.
The complainant, Tawanda Luckmore Warurama, is a self-employed carpenter operating from Kuwadzana 5 Home Industries.
He went outside to investigate and discovered that the workshop was on fire.
Warurama reportedly raised an alarm and, with the assistance of other people, tried to extinguish the blaze, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
The court heard that Warurama later made inquiries through his employee, Davison Mapuranga, who allegedly told him that he had seen Sithole collecting twigs and starting the fire.
Mapuranga allegedly saw Sithole in the company of the other three accused persons when the fire was started.
The State further alleges that the fire spread rapidly, destroying carpentry equipment and other property belonging to Warurama, with the total damage estimated at US$15,000.
Source - H-Metro
Join the discussion
Loading comments…
