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‘Slay King’ orders $364 500 food, vanishes

‘Slay King’ orders $364 500 food, vanishes

A POPULAR social media personality has been found guilty of enjoying food worth over $364 500 at a local restaurant without paying.

Kudakwashe Hove, who is known on social media as @iamhove, pleaded guilty to defrauding Sabai Thai Restaurant in Ballantyne Park, Harare.

He also pleaded guilty to a theft charge for stealing the restaurant’s manager cellphone, which had been left on the counter while he was attending to other customers.

Hove will be back in court today for sentencing.

The State led by Shambadzeni Fungura, heard it that on January 10, at around 7pm, Hove went to the restaurant where he ordered a takeaway.

He then approached the cashier and indicated that he had paid for the takeaway using a Zipit transaction.

According to the State, he then went on to send a fake confirmation message to the receiving mobile number and presented it to the cashier as “proof of payment”.

Believing the confirmation message, the cashier processed the order, but the cashier later noticed the con after Hove had already left the restaurant.

The restaurant was duped of food worth $96 300 on this occasion.

On January 12, Hove returned to the same restaurant around 5pm and ordered food worth $268 200.

He used the same modus operandi and went way after producing another fake proof of payment.

He was busted when he tried his luck for the third time and handed over to the police.

In other news,

Man guns down Madzibaba, Wedza Officer-in-Charge

An ex-police officer is on the run after shooting and killing a prophet at a shrine before killing the officer in charge of Wedza Police Station on Friday afternoon.

Man guns down Madzibaba, Wedza Officer-in-Charge

“The suspect went to an apostolic sect church gathering in Wedza today at 2.30pm and fatally shot a prophet.

“He then pounced on police officers who had reacted to the shooting and shot dead Officer-in-Charge Wedza and another…continue reading

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