{"id":43772,"date":"2021-07-19T16:55:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=43772"},"modified":"2021-07-19T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:09:49","slug":"presidential-guard-soldier-shot-by-detectives-during-armed-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/presidential-guard-soldier-shot-by-detectives-during-armed-robbery","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Guard Soldier Shot By Detectives During Armed Robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A member of the Presidential Guard was recently shot by Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers and fled with a bullet lodged in his rib cage after robbing a Chitungwiza service station of cash, a firearm and other valuables.<\/p>\n

The soldier, Arnold Matetepa (38), was arrested last week as he sought medical treatment at a health centre in Harare and was brought to court on Saturday facing armed robbery charges.<\/p>\n

He was remanded on his hospital bed to 3 August by Harare Magistrate Judith Taruvinga.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said that on 24 June this year, Matetepa and his four accomplices, three of them still at large, robbed Velvet Service Station in Chitungwiza of valuables and US$2 500 cash after assaulting and disarming a security guard.<\/p>\n

That same night, Matetepa and his gang, which included Tendai Mubatapasango, Lovemore Madondo, Jerry Bangu and Munyaradzi Hodzi, allegedly drove to Mutorashanga on another robbery mission but fell into a police trap on the way.<\/p>\n

There was an exchange of fire between the suspects and the detectives, before the armed robbers fled, resulting in a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n

Cornered, the suspects abandoned their getaway car, and fled in different directions, with police firing randomly at them.<\/p>\n

Hodzi was arrested after being shot in the leg as Matetepa fled with a bullet lodged in his rib cage.<\/p>\n

Matetepa was later arrested after he and the other suspects still at large were implicated by Hodzi.<\/p>\n

This comes as cases of armed robberies involving serving members of the military and the police have been rising.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe has been recording a surge in robbery cases of late, with most of them involving serving and former members of the security forces.<\/p>\n

According to the latest statistics provided by police, the country is recording six robberies a day, with 876 cases recorded between January and May this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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