The son to former Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial
Affairs Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, Jonathan, is said to be on the run from malicious
damage to property charges leveled against him after he allegedly destroyed
water pipes connecting his father’s farm neighbour.
Jonathan, who was a farm manager at his father’s Moria Farm
and on trial while out of custody, went on the run soon after his defence
lawyer’s bid for the discharge of his case was dismissed by Mwenezi Magistrate
Honest Musiiwa.
The case against Jonathan was supposed to continue in
December 2019 but has been derailed because the accused is believed to have
eloped to neighbouring South Africa.
An arrest warrant has since been issued on him.
The case against Jonathan is that sometime in September
2019, he went to the boundary between his father’s farm and Evans Runesu’s plot
where he allegedly used a pick to destroy a water pipe which carries water to
Runesu’s plot.
He is said to have poured concrete inside the pipe thereby
blocking water from getting to Runesu’s plot.
Runesu immediately filed a police report leading to
Jonathan’s arrest. The overall value of damage caused by the accused amounted
to $2 850. TellZim News
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