A CHEEKY 19-year-old Bindura tout was yesterday fined $400
for mounting an unlawful roadblock to stop commuter omnibuses from operating
after a fellow tout had died.
Kudakwashe Rwodzi forced passengers to disembark from
kombis and later drove one of the vehicles to the funeral of his late
colleague, only identified as Courage. The court heard that Rwodzi stole $420
from the vehicle.
Bindura provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera ordered
Rwodzi to pay $400 fine, failing which he would serve a 30-day jail term.
Another 30-day imprisonment sentence was wholly suspended
on condition he restitutes the stolen $420.
The court heard that on October 15 this year, Rwodzi and
his three accomplices, who are still at large, ordered all kombis in the town
to stop operating in honour of their fallen
colleague.
The quartet conducted an unlawful roadblock and directed
all kombis to the funeral. A driver, Takudzwa Makunde, drove to the roadblock
and was ordered to reimburse passengers’ money and drive to the funeral, but he
refused and he was assaulted by the quartet using open hands. Passengers
disembarked and Rwodzi drove the kombi to the funeral before stealing $420
which was stashed in the dashboard.
Makunde called the commuter omnibus owner and together they
searched for the vehicle and found it parked at the funeral, with the money
missing.
A police report led to Rwodzi’s arrest. Vincent Marunya
represented the State. Newsday
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