A suspected habitual thief paid a painful price for his
‘sticky fingers’ when he was beaten to a bloody pulp for stealing.
Two weeks ago, 30-year-old Plumtree born Alfred Moyo was
caught apparently carrying out a home robbery at Shamrock Farms, located on the
outskirts of Francistown.
It appears Moyo was about to make off with gadgets worth
around P55, 000, including a laptop, camera and binoculars, when he was
rumbled by the home’s furious owner, Johannes Jacobus.
An unimpressed Jacobus and his farm workers are said to
have beaten Moyo so badly he fainted, only regaining consciousness in hospital.
A fortnight later and Moyo is wheelchair bound and claims
to be in agony. Appearing before Francistown Magistrate Ishmael Molobe last
Thursday, the accused thief, who was not required to enter a plea, was quick to
highlight his plight.
“I am not well. I need a few more days to recover – my
Worship I’m in great pain! With the pain I’m experiencing, I cannot say
anything at the moment. I don’t object to being remanded, I need a few more
days to recover,” Moyo said, before he duly got his wish and was remanded in
custody.
Moyo’s woes look set to continue as the prosecution
indicated they would be levelling further criminal charges against him at the
next mention.
After the hearing, sources told The Voice that the ailing
accused has been terrorising farmers and causing havoc in Monarch farms and
those on the northern outskirts of Francistown.
“On the night, he was caught by the farm workers and other
people living in the compound. They beat him badly. He nearly died. The police
took him straight to Nyangabgwe hospital where he has been admitted ever
since,” claimed the source. Voice
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