He fabricated car crashes in order to deceive insurance
companies and steal thousands of pounds.
Motondo, who then lived in Nowell Walk, Leeds, pleaded
guilty at a hearing in April 2019 to three counts of fraud by
misrepresentation.
He also pleaded guilty to one count of possessing criminal
proceeds.
Matondo bought policies using personal details of two
people, who were part of his congregation, before approaching insurers posing
as the two individuals.
He was then a preacher at a Pentecostal church in Leeds.
Police said Motondo “was completely immoral in his
actions”.
Investigations were started by the City of London Police’s
Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department after First Central raised suspicions.
Now, Matondo and his girlfriend, self-styled prophetess,
Primrose Miga of Christ Faith Ministries, are facing charges of ganging up with
a Chinese duo to kidnap a Chinese businessman and demanding US$120 000 as
ransom.
The couple appeared in court together with Guo Zairen, 34,
Wango Gao, 40, Tonderai Naison Kaja, 34, Charles Notice, 34, Christopher
Chirombe, 34, O’brien Miti, 31, Simbarashe Kumba, 24, Carlington Conselia, 28
and Oswell Tinotenda Tsikai, 29.
They are back in court today for their bail ruling.
The complainant in this matter is one Cheng Song, also a
Chinese national.
Prosecuting, Anesu Chirenje alleged that on April 17 this
year, the suspects decided to kidnap Mr Cheng
and demand a ransom.
Acting in common purpose with Tendai Notice, who is still
at large, they went to a Chinese Restaurant in Belgravia driving in a white
Toyota Fortuner and a white Toyota Beta, which was being driven by Notice.
Mr Cheng, was having his lunch with his friend Tu Muqing.
The trio allegedly confronted Mr Cheng and introduced
themselves as police officers indicating he was under arrest. Prosecutors
allege that they did not notify him of his offence.
It is alleged that they handcuffed him and forced him into
their Toyota Belta and drove away in their getaway vehicles, leaving Tu Muqing
behind.
“They took the complainant to house number 1 Montes Drive,
Mandara, Harare where Miga, Matondo, Kumba, Konselia and Tsikai were waiting
for them.
“Tu Muqing then phoned and informed the complainant’s
cousin sister, Wang Yanan, that the complainant had been arrested by police
officers,” reads court papers.
It is alleged that Mr Cheng sent his Google maps location
to Wang Yanan through a Chinese WeChat internet platform seeking assistance
from her.
The court heard Wang Yanan contacted Victor Phiri, a
Superintendent in the ZRP and sought assistance to be escorted to the police
station.
Phiri then met with Wang Yanan and, on checking the sent
Google maps location, he realised that it was instead showing a place in a
bushy area adjacent to Chikurubi Maximum Prison and that there were not any
police stations close by. H Metro
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