Acting Manicaland Police spokesperson Assistant Inspector
Wiseman Chinyoka told Chipinge Times that Samupinda also lots a Huawei mobile
phone during last Thursday’s robbery.
He said two identified male thieves pounced on her around
4: 30pm at Bundu Musika.
Circumstances are that Samupinda received a phone call from
a woman who identified herself as mai Sigauke. She allegedly told him that she
was wanted South African Rands equivalent to US$2 000.
“The woman advised Samupinda to drive to Bundu Musika, Gaza
and meet her son who would do the transaction on her behalf. Samupinda was in
the company of her sister Prudence and sister-in-law Alice Masase. The trio saw
a man matching the woman’s description of her son. Samupinda approached him and
he began counting money.
“Another man approached them and paper sprayed Samupinda.
He then took her car keys, unlocked her vehicle and stole money and a Huawei
P36 mobile phone and her car keys. The two thieves fled from the scene and
proceeded towards Mutipfa bush area,” he said.
Samupinda reported the matter to the Police and nothing has
been recovered.
In an unrelated incident a Karoi based truck driver Tobias
Karenga (39) of Aston farm was robbed of US$880 and a mobile phone by four
unknown male adults, in Mutare Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday
around 3 am.
Karenga who is employed by Third Transport parked his truck
on Thursday along Railway Street to relieve himself. He disembarked from the
vehicle and four men approached him demanding cash and other valuables.
They force-marched him back into the truck and took away
US$880 and a cellphone. They fled from the scene and no arrests have been made.
Masvingo Mirror
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