Cornelius Muchikange and Nesbert Kachungwe pleaded guilty
to the offence on Monday before magistrate Ethel Chichera.
They were initially sentenced to 48 months imprisonment,
six of which were suspended on condition that they don’t commit an offence
involving theft and dishonesty, in the next five years.
Eighteen months were suspended on condition that they each
pay back Quest Financial Services US$18 650.
The two thieves attended to the scene as part of the
reactionary teams that were called during the Quest Financial Services robbery
where US$710 000 was stolen.
They parked at the
front of the premises.
During their escape, the gang of robbers left a grinder,
some fuse detonators, a bag with two laptops, dropped cash and escaped from the
back of the office
While outside the premises, one of the paper bags the
robbers were using to carry money was torn and all the cash dropped to the
ground and the robbers escaped without picking it up.
The duo patrolled the area and found the cash amounting to
approximately US$53 000, took it and shared it between themselves.
Last Friday, detectives from CID Homicide Harare received
information to the effect that the guards had stolen the cash, which was
dropped by robbers at the scene.
Zebediah Bofu appeared for the State. H Metro
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