A HARARE medical doctor, Alexander Tarasana Guni lost more
than $400 000 cash and goods to a woman whom he purportedly married for only
two months.
Christina Hamiton (26) is expected to appear for trial
before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba today.
Guni (49) is a director and shareholder at Chrylex Medical
Investments trading as Children’s Clinic and the couple never stayed together.
It is the State’s case that on August 1, 2014, Chrylex
purchased a Range Rover from Zimbabwe Car Sales which was registered in the
name of Knight Frank.
The State alleges on August 16, the two went for their
honeymoon in the United States of America and the accused fraudulently changed
ownership of the vehicle into her name.
It is alleged on September 20 that year, Hamiton approached
Silvia Chibisa who was a receptionist at Guni’s firm and asked for keys to the
surgery, saying she wanted to take something.
The State alleges that Hamiton got into the office and
stole a safe cabinet that contained $400 000. The offence came to light two
days later after Guni discovered that the safe was missing and realised that
Hamiton was the only person who had gained access to the office that previous
weekend.
Guni then engaged the police who arrested Hamiton in
Marlborough before she led to the recovery of the safe which was still intact.
It was further alleged that Hamiton stole $2 600 from the
company’s cash box and a further $48 000 which she spent on unauthorised
business expenses.
Hamiton allegedly made cash withdrawals from the company’s
Stanbic Bank account between July and August 2014.
In October 2014, Guni allegedly discovered that his
personal and children’s particulars were missing from his office and in
December that same year, his friend, Mzipah Bore called, advising him that
Property Height Estates had found his particulars at a flat that had been
vacated by his wife without notice.
Idah Maromo appeared for the State. Newsday
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