Tafadzwa Chidawa Arikunyikwa Bail 5 Days Akasungwa
PRIVATE investigator and former cop Tafadzwa Chidawa is in custody after a warrant of arrest, which was issued against him in a stage-managed US$20,000 theft case at a lodge five years ago, was confirmed by a Harare court.PRIVATE investigator and former cop Tafadzwa Chidawa is in custody after a warrant of arrest, which was issued against him in a stage-managed US$20,000 theft case at a lodge five years ago, was confirmed by a Harare court.
The case involved a woman, involved in an adulterous relationship, who took the US$20,000 from her home in Glen Lorne and then lost it all before stage-managing a theft at her home to try and deceive her husband that the money had been lost in that hit.Chidawa and his accomplices, Paradza Passmore Matubu and Perseverance Chisango, defaulted court in January last year after their application for discharge was dismissed by the trial magistrate Vongai Guwuriro.
Their bail was withdrawn and he is expected in court tomorrow for trial continuation.
Chidawa’s accomplices − Malvern Mutanda and Francis Takura − are still on the run.
The complainant is Melody Matanhire.The court heard that Matanhire was in an adulterous relationship with Mutanda.
She was told by her lover that he was in possession of about US$100,000 soiled money, which needed some cleaning.
Mutanda said the cleaning process would require at least US$20,000 clean bills which should be mixed with soiled money and some chemicals.
The person who was to supply the US$20,000 would earn some interest or commission upon the successful completion of the process.
Acting on theActing on the misrepresentation, it is alleged that on August 27 2020, Matanhire advised Mutanda that she had managed to secure the US$20,000.
She went with Mutanda to Blue Ridge Lodge where they were going to clean the money.
She took the US$20,000 from her matrimonial home in Gen Lorne, Harare.
Unbeknown to her, Mutanda connived with Chidawa, Takura, Paradzai Passmore Matubu and Perseverance Chisango to steal from her.
The court heard that when the lovers entered Blue RidgeMatanhire then handed the money to her boyfriend who then put it into a cooler box for the cleaning process to start.
Chidawa and his team then entered the lodge and manhandled Mutanda while masquerading as police officers who had been looking for him.
One of the gang members grabbed the cooler box and took Mutanda to a car.
The other two took away Matanhire and then ‘released’ her. Mutanda and his team met and shared the US$20,000The offence came to light after Matanhire stage managed a robbery to try and cover up for the loss to her husband.
Detectives from CID Homicide arrested Mutanda and this led to the recovery of property he had bought using his loot.
He then led detectives to Clifford Tarerwa and Owen Nhunzvi’s workplaces.
Cash amounting to US$5780 was being transferred into FNB account number 62852442898 in the name Hillgaze (Pvt) Ltd.
On October 1 2020, detectives arrested Takura, who was driving a Mercedes Benz Compressor with registration number AFD 6087, which Matanhire claimed was used as a getaway car.
Chidawa was arrested after a police identity card
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PRIVATE investigator and former cop Tafadzwa Chidawa is in custody after a warrant of arrest, which was issued against him in a stage-managed US$20,000 theft case at a lodge five years ago, was confirmed by a Harare court.
The case involved a woman, involved in an adulterous relationship, who took the US$20,000 from her home in Glen Lorne and then lost it all before stage-managing a theft at her home to try and deceive her husband that the money had been lost in that hit.
Chidawa and his accomplices, Paradza Passmore Matubu and Perseverance Chisango, defaulted court in January last year after their application for discharge was dismissed by the trial magistrate Vongai Guwuriro.
Their bail was withdrawn and he is expected in court tomorrow for trial continuation.
Chidawa’s accomplices − Malvern Mutanda and Francis Takura − are still on the run.
The complainant is Melody Matanhire.
The court heard that Matanhire was in an adulterous relationship with Mutanda.
She was told by her lover that he was in possession of about US$100,000 soiled money, which needed some cleaning.
Mutanda said the cleaning process would require at least US$20,000 clean bills which should be mixed with soiled money and some chemicals.
The person who was to supply the US$20,000 would earn some interest or commission upon the successful completion of the process.
Acting on the misrepresentation, it is alleged that on August 27 2020, Matanhire advised Mutanda that she had managed to secure the US$20,000.
She went with Mutanda to Blue Ridge Lodge where they were going to clean the money.
She took the US$20,000 from her matrimonial home in Gen Lorne, Harare.
Unbeknown to her, Mutanda connived with Chidawa, Takura, Paradzai Passmore Matubu and Perseverance Chisango to steal from her.
The court heard that when the lovers entered Blue Ridge Lodge, Mutanda requested US$20,000.
Matanhire then handed the money to her boyfriend who then put it into a cooler box for the cleaning process to start.
Chidawa and his team then entered the lodge and manhandled Mutanda while masquerading as police officers who had been looking for him.
One of the gang members grabbed the cooler box and took Mutanda to a car.
The other two took away Matanhire and then ‘released’ her. Mutanda and his team met and shared the US$20,000.
