Amos Hlori (38), who was stationed at Police Special Tactics Troop Support at Fairbridge in Bulawayo was sentenced to an effective six-years in jail after he was convicted of robbing a Total Service Station in Bulawayo.
Hlori pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibongile Msipa Marondedze. However, after a full trial, the magistrate convicted and sentenced him to 12 years in jail. Six years of the sentence were suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour.
The complainant in the matter was a Total Service Station attendant, Munyaradzi Mujajati. It was the State’s case that on January 7 this year, Hlori booked out from ZRP Support Unit Fairbridge Armoury an AK-47 rifle serial number 2399 for official use. On February 7, he left his point of duty in Plumtree and visited Bulawayo. The next day at 3am, he went to Total Service Station in Bulawayo city centre armed with his service rifle which he used to commit the crime.
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