A 35-year-old man, Jethro Mubaiwa, appeared before magistrate Jesse Kufa at the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing charges of stealing a motor vehicle and other valuables.
The complainant, Mike Mupinga, was remanded in custody at Harare Central Prison on May 31, 2025, leaving his unregistered maroon BMW X6 M Sport (chassis number WBSKW820200994012) parked at his Ridgeview residence in Belvedere, Harare.
While Mupinga was incarcerated, Mubaiwa allegedly approached his girlfriend, Girl Angel Chinamhora, claiming he had been sent by Mupinga to collect the vehicle, a MacBook laptop, a Phoenix cellphone, an iPhone and US$13,200 in cash.
Chinamhora allegedly handed over the items, which Mubaiwa is accused of converting to his own use.
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Upon his release from prison on November 7, 2025, Mupinga discovered the items were missing and reported the matter to ZRP Mabelreign under CR 166/11/25.
Detectives from CID Vehicle Theft Squad (VTS) Harare arrested Mubaiwa on January 19, 2026, at Thuli Service Station along Ardbernnie Road in Graniteside.
Mubaiwa reportedly told investigators that he had handed the BMW X6 to Kudzai Kelvin Makuyana as collateral for a US$3,500 loan. However, efforts to locate Makuyana and recover the vehicle were unsuccessful, with police indicating that he had since left the country.
The total value of the stolen property is estimated at US$60,000, and nothing has been recovered.
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