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Melody Baya, Court Reporter
A MAN from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo has been fined a $100 for undermining the authority of a police officer on duty.

Donavan Phiri, 22, is alleged to have grabbed the 24 year old Simbarashe Makota‘s police cap and ran away with it.

“What will you do to me?” he allegedly asked the cop.

The court heard that Makota was on patrol when he was called to attend to a case of disorderly conduct at a funeral, where he bumped into Phiri.

Phiri appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Tancy Dube facing a charge of undermining police authority.

He pleaded guilty.

“For your conduct you are going to pay a fine of $100,” said Dube.

Prosecuting, Kenneth Shava told the court the incident occurred on January 29 this year.

“Whilst they were carrying out investigations at the funeral the accused grabbed the complainant’s police cap and ran away with it after uttering the words, ‘uzangenzani?’ (what will you do to me?),” said Shava.

The prosecutor said Makota ran after Phiri, caught and arrested him.