This is Tinotenda Mandemwa (21), studying for her Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences degree who has been found guilty of stealing perf...
This is Tinotenda Mandemwa (21), studying for her Bachelor
of Medical Laboratory Sciences degree who has been found guilty of stealing
perfumes in Mutare.
“It is aggravatory that you made a habit of shoplifting and
on different occasions shoplifted expensive perfumes thinking that you had
gotten away with it in the first instance. However, it is the court’s mandate
to keep youthful offenders out of jail and therefore a fine is reasonable,” Magistrate
Mahwe told her in court.
He slapped her with a 30-day jail term, which he, however,
gave an optional $60 fine which was to have been paid up that same day. The court heard it that on January 9, and at
around 9am, Mandemwa entered Pick n Pay supermarket and took two 50ml bottles
of Colour Me perfumes, which she put in her handbag and left without paying.
The supermarket’s CCTV operator only noticed that Mandemwa
had stolen the perfumes which were valued at $25 after she had left the
supermarket.
She, however, came back to the same supermarket four hours
later with the intention of stealing again. She proceeded to the deodorants
aisle and took two 50ml bottles of Colour Me perfumes again together with a
bottle of Nivea lotion.
She stashed the goods which were worth $36 in her handbag
and attempted to leave the shop without paying
again. But she was arrested.
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