Two men, Bonface Sibanda (36) and Vavarirai Mark (29), have been sentenced to two years in jail each for robbing a Canadian tourist who was camping in Mvuma.
Sibanda and Mark were apprehended after they attacked Kevin Paul Blackie in February last year, stealing a briefcase containing a laptop, US$2,000, 1,000 Canadian dollars, and ZAR1,000. Additionally, two Canadian passports were taken during the incident.
Following a police report, Bonface Sibanda and Mark were arrested, leading to the recovery of US$770, 530 Canadian dollars, and the two passports.
Both individuals were convicted and sentenced by a Mvuma Magistrate for unlawful entry. They received a 24-month imprisonment term, with six months suspended on the condition that they refrain from committing a similar offense within the next five years.
Furthermore, an additional six months’ suspension was granted on the condition that each of them pays Blackie US$665 and R500 by May 31.
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In another story, Two Women Arrested For Stealing K7.1 Million From Their Boss In Mangochi.The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has handed down a verdict, sentencing Pherenesah Chitekesa, aged 34 from Bonongwe village, Traditional Authority Phambala in Ntcheu District, to 3 years in prison, and Annie Chitsulo, aged 29, from Makawa Village, Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi District, to 2 and a half years in prison with hard labour for embezzling K7.1 million from their employer.
This decision was confirmed by Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, the Public Relations Officer at Mangochi Police Station.
Daudi explained that during the trial, conducted by prosecutor Inspector Shadreck Wisiki, evidence revealed that the convicts were employed as Airtel Money and Mpamba agents for Pick ‘n’ Pay Wholesale at Makawa Trading Center...read in full
