Crimes and Courts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BULAWAYO \u2013 The Bulawayo High Court has refused bail to five alleged machete gang members, citing them as a serious flight risk and a danger to the community. The group is accused of a violent crime spree involving armed robberies and malicious damage to property in the city’s eastern suburbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The accused\u2014Mpho Ncube, Thabani Zondo, Thembalani Sibanda, Ashoton Ncube, and Shelton Ngwenya\u2014faced a bail hearing before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mark Dzira on six serious charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his ruling, Magistrate Dzira emphasized the gravity of the offences and the weapons used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe accused persons used dangerous weapons, primarily machetes, which are banned and whose possession is itself a criminal offence,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFacing charges that carry potential sentences of up to 20 years in prison, the court finds that they are highly likely to abscond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prosecution successfully argued that the suspects had provided investigators with unreliable and often fictitious addresses, further strengthening the case against granting bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe propensity to provide multiple, non-existent addresses to detectives significantly increases the likelihood of them fleeing justice,\u201d Magistrate Dzira noted, highlighting the aggravating circumstances of the crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All five individuals are represented by Tinashe Runganga of Tanaka Law Chambers. They have been remanded in custody until September 22, when their trial is set to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to court papers, the gang’s alleged rampage began on July 29 in Killarney suburb, where they are accused of smashing the windows of a Honda Fit vehicle belonging to Zibusiso Zondo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group then reportedly moved through the Killarney and Parklands areas, targeting homes and stealing property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incidents were reported to the police, and subsequent investigations by homicide detectives led to the arrest of the five suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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