Michael Mashiri
One of the ZX Fuels robbers, who went there armed with pistols, hammers, bolt cutter and iron bars and tied the guard who was manning the area with his cellphone charger before stealing US$100 425 has appeared in court.
David Majada, 49, of Vera Village, Seke, appeared before magistrate Standford Mambanje at the Harare Magistrates' Courts accused of robbery.
The State, through prosecutor Tawanda Nyandoro, alleges that on April 23, Majada with Promise Jemwa, who is now deceased, and Onward Kahute, who is already in custody in connection with the case that is on remand, Solomon Ngarife, Simbarashe Mashekede and another, who is still at large, went to ZX Fuels at 7 Spurrior Road, New Ardbernnie Industries, Harare, armed with pistols, hammers, bolt cutter and iron bars.
They were wearing woollen hats and face masks. When they arrived, they manhandled the security guard who was on duty and tied his hands from the back using shoe laces and they also tied his legs using his cell phone charger.
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Majada and his accomplices went to the offices where they force-opened locked doors using iron bars, activating the alarm in the process which alerted the control room.
The suspects went to the cash office where they forced open a combination safe and retrieved safe keys which they used to open a Chubb safe and stole US$100 425.
A Safeguard reaction team arrived at the scene and Majada and his accomplices manhandled one of the crew members.
One of the guards who had escaped quickly notified their superiors who deployed a second reaction team, which came armed with pistols and a shootout ensued.
One of Majada’s accomplices, Jemwa was shot dead at the scene and US$35 000 was recovered from the satchel bag he was carrying on his back.
Majada and his accomplices shot one of the security guards on the back.
Mambanje denied Majada bail, advising him to apply at the High Court.
Majada will appear in court on June 27.
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