A man has been sentenced to three years in jail, in Zimbabwe after he admitted to stealing property worth $1 310 from his two neighbours so
he could raise money to "buy Christmas groceries", a report has said.
According to The Sunday News, Ngiri Ncube, 33, pleaded
guilty to two charges of unlawful entry, and theft.Pleading for lenience, Ncube said that he committed the
offences in a bid to raise money to buy Christmas groceries and to pay school
fees for his children.Passing down judgement, Plumtree magistrate Taurai Manwere
sentenced Ncube to three years in jail. Twelve months were, however, suspended
on condition that he does not commit a similar offence in the next five years.
This came just a week after a teenage boy appeared before a
court for stealing over $2 000 from his father to host a party for his friends.The 15-years-old boy stole the cash which his father had
been saving to build a house.The boy's father was based in the United Kingdom and had
come back home for the Christmas holiday.
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