Musician Clive Malunga (57) yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Gideon Kuvetsa facing malicious damage to property and theft charges. He denied destroying or stealing his tenant’s property while evicting her in her absence.
In his defence Malunga said:
On May 8, I went to my residence with two workers to help a tenant vacate the premises because I had found a new tenant, who was waiting to move in. The complainant, Sharon Chinoputsa’s security guard opened the gate for me and helped me and my workmates to move the property outside the gate. Nothing was broken or stolen. When the complainant’s husband heard what happened he came with a truck loaded with six youths. My daughter was assaulted by the security guard and a police constabulary came to the house and witnessed how rowdy the youths were. They placed the property back into the house to block the new tenant from moving in.
However, the security guard denied helping Malunga carry the property and also accused his daughter of lying that she was assaulted. The trial continues on September 13.
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