The trio appeared in court charged with the theft. NoahDefred (54), Beauty Ushendibaba (52) and Priscilla Gwasira (22) have beengranted US$100 bail each by a Harare magistrate. Ashleigh Kruger, the complainant secured US$25 000 inside aportable safe and put it in a wardrobe in her bedroom.
Defred and Ushendibabasneaked Gwasira into Kruger’s bedroom, where she took the cashbox and the threeshared the money among themselves. Unknown to them their actions were beingrecorded on CCTV cameras hidden in the room. Kruger discovered the offence on June 9 after checking onthe money as she wanted to use it.
On June 11, detectives from CID Homicide swooped on Gwasiraat her Chitungwiza hideout and arrested her. She implicated Defred and hermother. Gwasira indicated that she used part of her share toacquire a motor vehicle, headboard, mattress, clothes and a residential standin Dema.
According to the State, Gwasira had already built atwo-roomed house on the stand. Police only recovered US$600 from her. They also recovered US$7 700 from the other two.
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