The messenger who swapped $4 000 for bond notes been acquitted by a Bulawayo magistrate. Kumbulani Davi (41) was acquitted before gi...
The messenger who swapped $4 000 for bond notes been
acquitted by a Bulawayo magistrate.
Kumbulani Davi (41) was acquitted before giving his defence
evidence after the state failed to present a strong case against him.
Davi, a messenger in Safeguard’s accounts department was
sent to Old Nick Mine to collect a payment of $4000s being payment for security
services rendered by the company. Davi failed to count the money resulting in
him handing over $4010 bond notes to the company’s Credit Controller, Mr
Chester Machiya who raised the issue of overpayment by the mine, resulting in
the company disclosing that had actually paid in US dollars in denominations of
$20.
ZBC reports that the state peladed with the court to
withdraw the charges against Davi, citing that for the accused to be placed in
the witness stand there was need for proof of prejudice suffered by either
parties which judging by evidence led by state witnesses had failed to be
proved.
Bulawayo Magistrate, Mr Franklin Mkwananzi acquitted Davi
before putting him to his defence, citing that putting Davi to the witness
stand was tantamount to resuscitating a state case that was shredded.
Mukwananzi said that the second state witness, Machiya was
more like a defence witness as he provided evidence that he has also received
some $2500 bond notes in January from the accounting officers of Old Nick Mine,
contrary to the first witness, Sethi Nyazenga who had indicated that they only
deal with US dollars for their transactions.
The magistrate also said there no documentation citing the
denominations of the money given to the messenger.
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