Modify Chari (25) of Gweru was taken to court after he tried to buy beer using an old Z$5 bearer cheque. Chari claimed that it was a new bond note. He appeared before Gweru Magistrate Judith Taruvinga who remanded him to custody. Chari is facing a charge of fraud.
Prosecutor Senzeni Maphosa told the court:
She[The complainant] was approached by the accused person at the counter who gave her a Z$5 bearer cheque with the serial number AA0803668 and requested to be given a quart of Castle Lager beer.
The complainant showed him that it was not the new bond note but the accused insisted that it was the new bond note. The accused tried to force the complainant to accept the note and the complainant alerted Mandlenkosi Ncube who is a member of the Neighbourhood Watch Committee to assist her.
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