FOUR men armed with machetes knobkerries and shovels
allegedly attacked mine workers at Inyathi in Matabeleland North, getting away
with 150kg of gold ore.
Dumezweni Sibanda (40), Nkosinhle Mvundla (25), Langelihle
Sibanda (28) and Nduna Kanye (18) allegedly attacked and injured Mr Nkosikhona
Sibanda on the neck with an unidentified sharp object in the course of the
robbery.
Sibanda and his accomplices were not asked to plead to
robbery when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Lizwe Jamela.
Sibanda, Mvundla and Langelihle were remanded in custody to
tomorrow while Kanye was remanded out of custody to the same date on his own
cognisance.
Prosecuting, Mr Terrence Chakabuda said on Thursday last
week, Sibanda and his accomplices approached employees at Three Star mine in
Inyathi.
“The accused persons who were armed with machetes,
knobkerries and shovels assaulted employees who were on duty. They struck Mr
Nkosikhona Sibanda on the neck using a sharp object,” he said.
The gang then loaded 150kgs of gold ore into their vehicle
and went away. The matter was reported to the police leading to the recovery of
the stolen gold ore and the arrest of the accused persons.
Recently, three men appeared in court after they allegedly
attacked mine employees at Impi East mine in Inyathi and got away with half-a-
tonne of gold ore. Chronicle
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