Simbarashe Kaminga was facing fraud charges when he
appeared before a Harare magistrate.
The State opposed bail on grounds that Kaminga was a flight
risk.
The matter was deferred tomorrow for bail ruling.
The court heard that on November 30, 2022 at around mid-day
at a hardware store in Msasa, Harare, Kaminga, with his accomplices Daniel Mark
Austen and Nyasha Mutasa acted in connivance to defraud the complainant.
Kaminga communicated with complainant’s friend Patience
Hanyani over the phone and told her that he had clients who wanted to buy some
Pain Eeze tablets.
Hanyani then referred one of the accused to the complainant
since she had no money to purchase the Pain Eeze tablets.
On the same day, the complainant, Elenera Chimoyo, in the
company of Dorcas Shanhiwa drove to a hardware store in Msasa, Harare whilst
carrying 70 boxes x 120 Pain Eeze tablets where they would meet the now
accused.
It is the State’s case that upon arrival at the hardware
store in Msasa, Chimoyo met Austen, and led her and Shonhiwa to where they had
parked their vehicle behind a hardware premises.
The court heard that Austen and Kaminga, who was on the
driver’s seat of the silver Mercedes Benz received 70 boxes x 120 Pain Eeze
which were put in the boot. Afterwards, accused One got into a white Honda Fit
belonging to Mutasa, who was behind the wheel on the pretext that he was
getting cash to pay the complainant.
It is alleged that Austen and Mutasa immediately started
the vehicle and drove away at high speed.
Kaminga also allegedly drove away at high speed following
the white Honda Fit, leaving complainant and her friend stranded.
Later on, the complainant proceeded to ZRP Rhodesville and
filed a report.
On January 4, Austen was arrested and he implicated Mutasa.
On January 6, both parties were taken to court where Mutasa implicated Kaminga.
Herald
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