Mutodi trial continues

BUSINESSMAN and musician Energy Mutodi’s trial over allegations of swindling home seekers of $588 000 continued yesterday with two State witnesses narrating to the court how they were allegedly defrauded of their money after they were promised residential stands.

Tadius Sibanda, a police officer based in Mutoko, told presiding magistrate Hosea Mujaya that he lost a total of $800 that he paid in instalments over a period of one year.

Led by prosecutor Michael Reza, he said he joined the scheme in Mutare and started contributing in January 2012, but had not been allocated the promised stand to date.

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