Mbada Diamonds employee accused of theft

A Mbada Diamonds firm employee on Monday appeared in court facing theft charges after he allegedly attempted to steal 35 diamond pieces from the mine.

Luckson Magwere (32), who is employed as a soil sampler by Mbada Diamonds, was not asked to plead by magistrate Annia Ndiraya who remanded him to May 14 on $50 bail.

Charges against Magwere are that he was found in possession of suspected diamond pieces on April 29 as he left the mine after finishing work around 7am.

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