Gwanda Man Fined US$100 for Making False Police Report

Gwanda Man Fined US$100 for Making False Police Report — A Gwanda man has been fined US$100 after falsely reporting to police that he had been robbed of a cellphone and US$330 by four unknown men.

Arnold Siziba, from Matshetsheni, was convicted after admitting that he had provided false information to the police.

The matter was heard before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Golden Mahamba.

Siziba was initially sentenced to three months in prison.

However, the sentence was suspended for five years on condition that he does not commit a similar offence during that period.

The court heard that on August 16 at around 10am, Siziba went to Insuza Police Station and reported that four unknown men had robbed him of an Itel C8 cellphone and US$330.

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Prosecutor Mr Arnold Mudekunye told the court that police attended the alleged scene of the robbery and discovered that Siziba had fabricated the report.

“Police went to the scene and established that Siziba had given false information, which led to his arrest,” said Mr Mudekunye.

The court subsequently convicted Siziba of making a false report and imposed the US$100 fine.