Marashe who works for the Criminal Investigations
Department (Property) told Harare Magistrate Ethel Chichera during his
two-and-half hour cross examination that the alleged fraud in which title deeds
to Mutumbuka’s Chisipite residence were forged is one of the most sophisticated
organized crimes he has seen.
The case is being heard at Rotten Row Magistrates Court.
Marashe said that although Prosper Biziweck and Tatenda
Wakatama (who are accused of forging title deeds to the property) were not
mentioned in the agreement of sale, they all played their part in prejudicing
Mutumbuka of his US$600,000 Chisipite house.
He said Biziweck’s role was to obtain title deeds from the
Registrar of deeds’ office and for that he used his alleged girlfriend Lynna
Mlambo who works there as a supervisor.
In the syndicate Wakatama’s role is to look for buyers,
while Jonah Ngome who is still at large acts as the owner of the house during
the sale to potential buyers.
After getting the deed, Ngome digitally manipulated it into
his name and Wakatama found the buyer.
The title deeds were filed back after the document was
altered with a forged name of Ngome.
Mlambo stated in her warned and cautioned statement that
she was involved in the scam but turned hostile in court and said that she did
not know all the accused and had never met them.
It is the State case that on June 22, 2021, Mlambo,
connived with her boyfriend Prosper Biziweck, Tatenda ‘Shaft’ Wakatama, two
others and Ngome to forge Mutumbuka’s title deed 4480/88. They forged the deed
into Ngome’s name.
Magistrate Chichera postponed the case to April 12, 2024.
Masvingo Mirror
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