Takudzwa
Mpindu’s hunger for easy cash has earned him eight months behind bars after he
was convicted of stealing US$340 at the Rusape Magistrates’ Court.
According to
the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ), Mpindu took advantage of
his mother’s absence to stage a home raid worthy of a stranger, not a son.
“On the 20th of
August 2025, the offender entered the victim’s bedroom using spare keys and
stole household property worth US$340,” said the NPAZ°
The victim, a
59-year-old woman, was in Harare when her neighbours spotted her son moving her
belongings and quickly raised the alarm.
“She received a
phone call from a neighbour informing her that the offender was moving her
property. A police report was made leading to the arrest of the offender,” said
the prosecting authority.
Mpindu was
sentenced to six months in prison, with two months suspended on condition that
he pays restitution by 31 October 2025. However karma boomeranged on him as a
previously suspended four-month jail term from an earlier conviction was
reactivated, bringing his total time behind bars to eight months.
The NPAZ took
the opportunity to remind citizens that theft, even from family, carries
consequences. H Metro
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