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Man jailed for stealing from mum

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A NYABIRA man who locked up his mother in a kitchen hut and broke into her bedroom where he stole $150 has been sentenced to an effective 11-month jail term by Chinhoyi magistrate Felix Mawadze.

A NYABIRA man who locked up his mother in a kitchen hut and broke into her bedroom where he stole $150 has been sentenced to an effective 11-month jail term by Chinhoyi magistrate Felix Mawadze. Own Correspondent

Evidence Masiya (19) of Plot 147, Wesley Farm, Nyabira, was convicted and sentenced on his own plea of guilty to theft when he appeared at the Chinhoyi Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Prosecutor Rummage Isaac told the court that on June 29, Masiya locked up his mother, Tabeth Masiya, in the kitchen hut and broke into her bedroom where he stole the cash and left for an unknown destination.

On July 6, his father, Elson (45), received a tip-off that his son was staying close to Inkomo Barracks.The family launched a manhunt, cornered him and force-marched him to Nyabira Police Station, where he was arrested. Nothing was recovered.