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11 in court for stealing three tonnes of coke

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ELEVEN people, including two minors, were yesterday taken to court for breaking into Hwange Colliery’s coal fields and stealing three tonnes of coke.

ELEVEN people, including two minors, were yesterday taken to court for breaking into Hwange Colliery’s coal fields and stealing three tonnes of coke.

BY OWN CORRESPONDENT

The accused — Nkosilathi Nyoni, Wayne Mncedisi Mthombeni, Wayne Phiri and Gerald Ngulube (18), Zibusiso Moyo (21), Sypathy Phiri (24), Samuel Shava (48) and Edwin Ndlovu (44) — all appeared before Hwange magistrate, Portia Mhlanga, charged with unlawful entry and theft, while the two minors could not stand trial due to their age.

The State alleges that on Friday last week, the accused drove to Hwange Colliery Company at New Plant Village at around 3am, broke in and started shoving coke nuts into their pick-up truck.

They were spotted by two security officers on patrol, leading to recovery of 3 160kg of stolen coke valued at $1 259.

The accused told the court that they committed the offence to raise money for their upkeep, as they were all unemployed. The court remanded them in custody to tomorrow for sentence.