Cattle rustler jailed 9 years

A 54-YEAR-OLD Masvingo man was on Tuesday slapped with nine years in prison by Mutare magistrate Sekai Chiundura after he was convicted of one count of stock theft involving nine cattle.

Bonface Zimirenyika (54), who was represented by Charles Ndlovu of Ndlovu and Hwacha legal practitioners from Masvingo, had pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was convicted after a full trial.

Initially he was facing 35 counts of stock theft involving more than 100 cattle along with Pedzisai Mabvuke (65) and Tendai Mabvuke (27) of Buhera, but all the 34 counts fell away.

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