FOUR policemen from Fort Rixon police station have appeared
in court for allegedly stealing gold ore worth $ 2 000 from Sheep Skin A mine
in the same area.
Evans Mandipanza (38), Forbes Moyo (46), Joseph Shumba (32)
and Godknows Ruwanikwa (34) pleaded not guilty to a theft charge when they
appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi.
The magistrate remanded them out of custody on bail to
September 5 for trial.
Prosecuting, Mr Mufaro Mageza said on July 10 at around
12PM this year, the accused persons went to Sheep Skin A mine in a police
vehicle. “When they arrived at the mine, employees ran away in different
directions at the sight of a police vehicle. The accused persons allegedly
loaded gold ore into empty bags that they had found on the ground and drove
away,” Mr Mageza said.
He said some of the employees who were observing from a
distance advised the owner of the mine, Mr Elijah Sithole (38), to report the
matter to the police.
The prosecutor said Mr Sithole reported the matter to the
police on July 12 leading to the arrest of the accused persons.
The stolen gold ore weighs 160 kilogrammes and has an
estimated value of $ 2 000. Chronicle
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