A Bulawayo man who tucked into a $45 meal at a hotel and tried to leave without paying has been arrested and dragged to court. Eugen...
A Bulawayo man who tucked into a $45 meal at a hotel and tried to leave without paying has been arrested and dragged to court.
Eugen Chigeda (39) who claimed to be a teacher was
convicted on his own plea and fined $50 and ordered to pay the $45 bill by
December 31 or risk serving a one month jail term.
The court heard that Chigeda went to the hotel with only
$1,45, ate dinner and then refused to pay.
“On December 16 this year at around 7PM at Bulawayo Rainbow
Hotel located at corner Josiah Tongogara Street and 10th Avenue, Chigeda
ordered millet sadza with chicken and vegetables as well as a minute maid juice
all valued at $45,” said the prosecutor.
Chigeda ate his meal and when he was asked to pay he
refused saying he is a teacher and did not want to pay for the food.
When he attempted to leave the hotel without paying, he was
apprehended and taken to Bulawayo Central Police Station. When he was searched
at the police station, police discovered that he only had $1,45 and had no bank
card or a cell phone.
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