Timothy Munetsi (62) appeared in court for allegedly giving a pistol to his friend, Kudzai Machimbirike. who used it to commit suicide at a local hotel. He appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Nomsa Sabarauta facing charges of contravening Section 18(1) as read with Section 18(6) (a) of the Firearms Act Chapter 10:09 for unlawful transfer of a firearm.
The matter will continue today as the State awaits a ballistic report from the investigating team.The court heard that Munetsi acquired a Bernadelli pistol serial number 13916 and was a holder of a firearm certificate issued by the Controller of Firearms which authorised him to use the pistol for protecting cash-in-transit. Last Friday, Munetsi gave his pistol to Machimbirike who had no firearm certificate and he later committed suicide using the pistol at a local hotel.
Munetsi was arrested after police discovered his Firearm certificate had expired on December 1, 2014 and was never renewed.
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