Vagrant sentenced to 21 years in jail

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A MAN of no fixed abode has been given an effective 21 years jail term for 28 counts of unlawful entry and theft of property worth more than $16 500 from seven Bulawayo shops.

A MAN of no fixed abode has been given an effective 21 years jail term for 28 counts of unlawful entry and theft of property worth more than $16 500 from seven Bulawayo shops.

SILAS NKALA STAFF REPORTER

Tinashe Zhou (28) pleaded guilty to 28 counts of both unlawful entry and theft when he appeared before Bulawayo senior magistrate Sibongile Msipa on Monday.

He denied two counts.

On Wednesday Msipa sentence Zhou to a total of 29 years jail term for the 28 counts and she suspended four years for five years on condition of good behaviour.

Another four years were suspended on condition Zhou restituted some of the complainants whose property was not recovered, before April 30 next year.

The court heard that on August 9 this year, Zhou broke into Medical Chambers Centre at the Bulawayo Centre Complex and stole property worth $749.

On August 13 Zhou broke into Toppers Shop at corner 9th Avenue and Fife Street and stole property worth $1 170 and only property worth $80 was recovered.

It is the State case that on August 23 Zhou broke into Edgars Store on Jason Moyo street and 9th Avenue and stole goods worth $6 805. Goods worth only $554 were recovered.

Zhou broke into Trends Boutique on Jason Moyo Avenue on August 23 and stole some goods.

On October 4 Zhou broke into Medical Chambers again and stole goods worth $830.

Goods worth $710 were recovered.

On October 6 he broke into Edgars Store.

Zhou again broke into Toppers shop and stole goods worth $1 637, with goods worth $1 000 recovered.

It is the State case that Zhou broke into QV Pharmacy and stole goods worth $70 which were not recovered.

On October 22 he broke into Elite 400 Cinema on Robert Mugabe Way and 10th Avenue and stole goods worth $400, goods worth only $150 were recovered.

On October 29 Zhou broke into Medical Chambers again and stole property worth $700 and only $265 worth of goods were recovered.

On November 1 Zhou broke into QV shop.

On November 2 he broke into Elite 400 again and stole goods worth $350 goods worth only $320 were recovered.

On November 14 he got into Medical Chambers again and stole goods worth $1 530.

He broke into Meat-Meat Butchery on November 15 and stole goods worth $250.

He broke into 400 Elite Cinema on November 26.

The total goods he stole were worth $16 518 and property worth only $4 279 was recovered.