By Court Reporter

Mutaba Lambert Kunda (28) from Zambia was arraigned before the Mutare Magistrates’ Court facing 2 counts of robbery. The accused person was also convicted of contravening the Immigration Act in that he entered Zimbabwe without a permit.

On the 8th day of June 2024 at around 1425 hours at Palmerstone in Mutare, the accused person found the first complainant aged 11 watering the garden outside the yard. He asked him about the whereabouts of his parents. When he discovered that they were not at home he proceeded to the next yard where he jumped over the wall, and gained entry into the complainant’s yard. Upon entering the yard he met the complainant and force marched him at knife point into the house where he took an HP Pavillion laptop, laptop bag and a Samsung Ipad A7 from one of the spare bedrooms.

He also demanded a Samsung galaxy A13 cell phone, an ethernet adapter and 2 power packs from another 11 year old complainant who was in the house. The accused person was arrested on the 13th of June 2024. The total amount of the stolen property was USD2 200 and the value recovered was USD2 000. In the third count the accused person was charged for staying in Zimbabwe without a permit.

The accused persons was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on the first and second counts of which 22 months were suspended for 5 years. On count 3 he was sentenced to pay a fine of USD30 and in default of payment he will serve 15 days imprisonment.