The young man who looted a plough from a shop at Entumbane Shopping Complex in Bulawayo has been jailed for five years. Polite Weza (3...
The young man who looted a plough from a shop at Entumbane
Shopping Complex in Bulawayo has been jailed for five years.
Polite Weza (35) of Emakhandeni suburb was convicted on his
own plea of guilty to public violence and theft. Weza will serve an effective
four years after one year was suspended for five years on condition that he
does not within that period commit a similar offence.
The magistrate condemned the violence and said
perpetrators deserved a custodial sentence to protect society from acts of
terror and lawlessness.
The magistrate said Weza’s actions were uncalled for and he
should therefore not expect mercy from the courts.
“The accused person engaged in acts of violence which
should not be condoned. Sending such people to jail would deter would be
offenders,” said the magistrate.
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