Joseph
Madzivanyika stunned cops when he staged the late-night jailbreak, only to be
nabbed hours later in Nketa 9.
Western
Commonage regional magistrate Mr Taurai Manwere handed him 24 months, but
shaved off 12 months on conditions, leaving him with an effective one-year
stretch.
Madzivanyika
claimed in court that he “did not know” breaking out of police custody was a
crime, a statement that left the gallery in stitches.
Magistrate
Manwere, however, was not amused: “This is a serious offence that undermines
law enforcement. A custodial sentence is necessary.”
The court heard
that Madzivanyika had been arrested on 6 August for theft of property entrusted
to him. But instead of spending the night in a cell, he decided to play cat and
mouse with the law.
At 2AM on 7
August, he crept into the ceiling, dropped into a corridor, and smashed his way
out through a window.
Cops gave chase
but he disappeared into the dark.
His freedom was
short-lived — by the afternoon, officers tracked him down in Nketa 9 and
dragged him back to the same station he had escaped from.
He was also
ordered to pay US$25 to cover the broken window panes by 1 September. B Metro
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