Published: 2016 January 27 07:35:22 (4958 Views)

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A Form Four pupil, who hijacked a taxi after the driver disembarked to look for change has been sentenced to three years in jail.

According to Court records, on January 3, Privilege Musekiwa was approached by Kapita who hired him on the pretext that he intended to see his girlfriend in the Avenues. On arrival at the said block of flats, Kapita asked Musekiwa to wait for him while he went upstairs.

He came back and ordered Musekiwa to proceed to Fife Avenue Shopping Centre, saying he wanted to buy food so that he could get some change.

Kapita gave Musekiwa $10 and asked him to go and buy him a drink and get his $3 fare. When he returned, his vehicle and Kapita were nowhere to be seen.

Shepherd Kapita, 19, who had lied to the law court that he was a Churchill Boys High pupil finaly revealed that he attended Rusike Secondary School in Goromonzi in tears prior to his sentencing.

He pleaded for the court's leniency, adding that he did not want his mother to know about the case since she had a heart problem.

In passing the sentence, magistrate Ms Bianca Makwande said even though Kapita was a first offender, the court was left with no option but to send him to jail because of the seriousness of the offence.
She said she took into consideration that Kapita lied to the court when he was initially brought before her.

Of the three years, Ms Makwande suspended one year on condition of good behaviour and effected two years.
She added that she suspended part of the jail term after considering that Kapita was a youthful offender.

Kapita apologised to the court for lying.


- Herald

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