{"id":18554,"date":"2020-01-26T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=18554"},"modified":"2020-01-26T20:00:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T18:00:45","slug":"zanu-pf-councillor-drags-wife-to-court-for-stealing-his-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zanu-pf-councillor-drags-wife-to-court-for-stealing-his-cell-phone","title":{"rendered":"Zanu PF councillor drags wife to court for stealing his cell phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mutare: ZANU PF ward 6 councillor in Mutare South constituency, Washington Muradzikwa, dragged his wife before a city magistrate accusing her of stealing his tablet cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>The wife, Lilian Mujokochi (44), appeared before magistrate Purity Gumbo facing theft charges.<\/p>\n<p>She denied the charges but was convicted and sentenced to three months in prison wholly suspended on the condition that she pays $300 fine.<\/p>\n<p>In her defence, Mujokochi told the court that she did not steal the cell phone but took it to watch videos with the couple\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour Worship, l did not steal the cell phone but I took it to watch videos with my children. l returned it. I don\u2019t even know why he is saying l still possess it,\u201d said Mujokochi.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors told the court that on the day unknown to the court but in November last year, Muradzikwa left his tablet on the coffee table while retiring to bed.<\/p>\n<p>He woke up the next day around 7am to find the electronic gadget missing.<\/p>\n<p>Muradzikwa confronted his wife over the missing tablet.<\/p>\n<p>Mujokochi reportedly admitted that she had indeed taken the phone but she failed to produce it in time forcing Muradzikwa to take legal action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mutare: ZANU PF ward 6 councillor in Mutare South constituency, Washington Muradzikwa, dragged his wife before a city magistrate accusing her of stealing his tablet cell phone. The wife, Lilian Mujokochi (44), appeared before magistrate Purity Gumbo facing theft charges. 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