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Tanaka Mrewa, Court Reporter
A WOMAN from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo who allegedly claimed a wallet containing 2,800 rands and $50 that was left by a customer at a Chicken Inn counter has been arrested after she was exposed by CCTV.

Brenda Chipo Jojo appeared before magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure facing a theft charge.

She pleaded guilty and was remanded in custody to today.

Prosecuting, Nkathazo Dlodlo said on April 29, Jojo was at a Chicken Inn outlet at the corner of Leopold Takawira and Fort Street.

Christian Mudawu left his wallet on the counter and Jojo went to claim it as hers.

“The complainant in this matter is Mandlenkosi Sibanda who is an employee at Chicken Inn. On April 29, 2016 at around 10PM, the complainant was called by one Simelinkosi Sibanda who had picked the wallet from the shop counter,” said Dlodlo.

“The complainant gave the wallet to the shift manager. It contained ZAR2,800 and $50. Jojo approached the complainant at around 2AM on April 30, 2016, crying stating that she forgot her wallet while buying food with her husband.”

The court heard that the manager refused to give Jojo the wallet, although she had stated the exact amount of money that was in the wallet.
Sibanda allegedly told her to bring her husband.

Jojo returned two hours later with a male counterpart and introduced him as her husband.

The manager recorded their particulars and gave them the wallet.

Dlodlo told the court that on the same day, the owner of the wallet, Christian Mudawu, came asking for his wallet.

“The offence was discovered when CCTV footage was replayed to identify the actual owner. The complainant paid back the money  to the owner.

The complainant identified the accused on May 21, 2016 at the same shop and she was arrested,” said Dlodlo.