A MARONDERA man was yesterday convicted of criminal
trespass after taking a short cut that passes through Irvine’s Farm in
Derbshire, Waterfalls, Harare.
Darlington Chidawanyika, 26, pleaded guilty to the charge
and said he committed the offence out of ignorance.
“I only became aware
after I was apprehended that it was an offence. I jumped into the farm because
it was a shorter way to where I was heading and I apologise for my conduct,”
Chidawanyika said in mitigation.He was sent for community service vetting pending
his sentence.
The complainant was Irvine’s Farm represented by Tapera
Magaisa, a loss control officer.
Prosecutor Terrence
Mukuze proved that on March 3 around 10 pm Chidawanyika went to Irvine’s Farm
and scaled over the precast wall to gain entrance.
Chidawanyika was seen committing the offence by Andrea
Shateyi who arrested him and alerted Magaisa.
Magaisa escorted
Chidawanyika to the police and filed a report leading to his detention.
Meanwhile, a
Mbare-based man appeared in court yesterday after allegedly breaching an
agreement to sell padlocks worth $750.
Obey Chitsau, 28, was charged with theft of trust property
when he appeared before Mbare magistrate Manase Musiiwa yesterday.
He initially pleaded
guilty to the offence, but the case was referred to trial after he began
defending himself.
Chitsau was released on $100 bail and ordered to continue
residing at his current address.
The matter was
postponed to April 28 for trial.
The complainant is Mercy Mafararikwa, 42, of Hopley
Extension, Harare.
The court heard that
on January 24 around midday, Mafararikwa met Chitsau at Magaba complex in Mbare
and gave him six padlock keys.
It is alleged that they agreed Chitsau would sell them and
remit the money to Mafararikwa.
However, since that
day Chitsau started becoming evasive until March 2 when Mafararikwa bumped into
him in Mbare. Daily News
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