Lindiwe Ndlovu of Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo was convicted for lying that $90 000 which allegedly belongs to musician, Mrs Sandra Ndebele- Sibindi was stolen.
Ndlovu was convicted on her own plea of guilty to deliberately supplying false information to a public official by Gwanda magistrate, Ms Nomagugu Ncube. Ndlovu said she made a false report on October 16 at Colleen Bawn Police Station that she had lost $88 330 to thieves. Ndlovu said she made the false report in a bid to raise money for medication as she suffers from cancer.
Ndlovu was sentenced to six months imprisonment of which three months were suspended on condition that she does not commit a similar offence within the next three years. The remaining three months were further suspended on condition that she performs 105 hours of community service at Phakama Clinic in Gwanda.
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