BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
A 37-year-old Hwange man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing five cattle belonging to his mother, which he all killed before being caught by the police slaughtering another belonging to another villager.
Chasemore Ngwenya (37) fromMadumabisa was arraigned before the Hwange Magistrates’ Court facing 2 counts of stock theft.
The National Prosecuting Authority says that sometime in 2019 and at Madumabisa grazing area, the accused stole 5 cattle (3 branded cattle and 2 calves) belonging to his mother.
The total value of the cattle stolen is$1 500 and nothing was recovered.
The offence only came to light on the 4th of November, at around 5PM when the accused was found by the Police at GVZ grazing area skinning another cow.
The value of the stolen property is $450 and nothing was recovered
The accused person was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment on the first count and 9 years imprisonment for the second count.
Both sentences will run concurrently.
He will serve 9 years effectively.