Prison guard jailed three years for theft

Luck run out for Dube on 19 April 2024 when a witness who was among the team of inmates, was granted Presidential Amnesty.

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4 months ago

June 29, 2024

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By COURT REPORTER

TABLES turned for a Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service officer, Mpumelelo Dube (32) who will languish in jail for three years for theft of decoders after being sold out by a former inmate.

Dube, who was found guilty at Gwanda Magistrates Court, was sentenced to five years imprisonment of which two years were suspended.

According to the State on 13 April 2024 Dube escorted a group of six inmates who had gone to offload goods at Matson Investments.

After offloading the goods, the complainant discovered that various groceries including five Open View Decoders were missing.

She did not report the matter, but decided to conduct her own investigations first.

However luck run out for Dube on 19 April 2024 when a witness who was among the team of inmates, was granted Presidential Amnesty.

The inmate then spilled the beans to the complainant that it was Dube who had stolen the decoders.

A police report was made, leading to the arrest of the accused person and recovery of the decoders.

The total value stolen is ZAR 4500 and ZAR 3 600 was recovered.

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