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Man steals Vaseline to raise rent money
25 Jul 2015 at 04:10hrs | Views
A SAKUBVA man Brian Ndlovu (22) was jailed five days for stealing a Vaseline bottle saying he wanted to sell the bottle to pay rent.
Ndlovu was caught by an alert security guard as he tried to run away with an unpaid bottle of the jelly.
He pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared before senior Mutare magistrate, Sekai Chiundura.
"I wanted to sell the Vaseline Your Worship. Things are tough at home so I am trying to earn a living. I stay in Sakubva with my uncle and we don't have money for rent and food," he is quoted saying by Manica Post.
Magistrate Chiundura asked Ndlovu whether he wanted to 'eat Vaseline'.
She advised Ndlovu to look for other proper ways to earn a living and was sentenced to five days behind bars, with an option to pay $20 fine.
Ndlovu was caught by an alert security guard as he tried to run away with an unpaid bottle of the jelly.
He pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared before senior Mutare magistrate, Sekai Chiundura.
Magistrate Chiundura asked Ndlovu whether he wanted to 'eat Vaseline'.
She advised Ndlovu to look for other proper ways to earn a living and was sentenced to five days behind bars, with an option to pay $20 fine.
Source - Manica Post
