Perfect Moyo of house number 1987 Dulivhadzimu, was
convicted on his own plea of guilty to contravening a section of the
Electricity Act, when he appeared before Beitbridge regional magistrate Mr
Innocent Bepura on Saturday.
His accomplice, Godknows Ncube (20) of no fixed abode who
denied the charges, will be tried in court today.
Prosecuting, Mr Ronald Mugwagwa said between September 13
and 14, Moyo and Ncube went to Nottingham Estate and stole 34 metres by 16 mm
square 4 core amoured cables belonging to the Zimbabwe Electricity and
Distribution Company (ZETDC).
He said during the act, the two accused person were spotted
by security guards at the estate and they ran away, leaving the cables that
weighed 1, 860kg.
The matter was then reported to the police and on September
23, the pair went back to Nottingham Estate where they were intercepted by the
security guards.
Moyo was carrying a back pack (satchel) with a 14-inch bolt
cutter, side cutter, screw driver, and pick head.
On the other hand, Ncube had a satchel loaded with a side
cutter, pliers, a hack saw and a spare hacksaw blade.
The ZETDC was notified and sent to Beitbridge a loss
control officer who was able to positively identify the recovered cables as
part of those belonging to his employer.
The total value of the stolen cables is $48 694.
Meanwhile the police officer commanding Beitbridge
district, Chief Superintendent Tichaona Nyongo, said they were not relenting in
the quest to put an end to the theft and vandalism of key infrastructure.
“Cases of copper cables are on the increase in our area.
The criminals are targeting armoured cables that we believe are being sold in
South Africa,” he said.
“Our detectives are busy on the ground and we have arrested
three more suspects at Mtetengwe and recovered some copper cables weighing an
estimated 5kg.” Herald
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