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Goromonzi farm robbery suspect arrested after CCTV captured images splashed on social media

HARARE

Police
have
arrested
a
57-year-old
suspect
linked
to
a
recent
armed
robbery
incident
in
which
cash
and
valuable
items
were
seized
from
a
Goromonzi
farm
by
men
whose
images
were
captured
on
CCTV
during
the
heist
and
later
circulated
on
social
media.

The
suspects,
some
wearing
balaclavas,
pounced
on
Pircy
farm
in
the
Mashonaland
East
farming
community
outside
Harare
3
November
this
year
and
held
the
farm
owners
captive
for
some
time
during
the
night.

They
went
on
to
seize
US$3,000
cash
and
various
clothes,
two
speakers,
three
cell
phones,
laptops,
jewellery,
groceries
and
three
firearms.

The
stolen
property
was
estimated
to
be
worth
US$1,000,
according
to
a
police
statement.


Coupled
with
images
of
the
suspects,
police
launched
an
appeal
for
possible
leads
to
the
arrest
of
the
suspects.

In
a
statement
on
Sunday,
police
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
confirmed
the
arrest
of
Sarezi
Shonhiwa
following
a
tip-off
by
the
public.

Shonhiwa
was
arrested
at
Zin’anga
Village,
Seke
on
Saturday
by
detectives
from
CID
Homicide,
Harare.

“The
suspect
admitted
to
being
one
of
the
suspects
and
implicated
Godfrey
Mapanzure,
Brian
Chiyanwa,
Tawanda
Manokore
and
Mhofu
(no
further
particulars
known)
as
his
accomplices.

“Investigations
by
the
detectives
revealed
that
Godfrey
Mapanzure
and
Tawanda
Manokore
were
arrested
on
9
November
2024
in
connection
with
a
case
of
armed
robbery
which
occurred
in
Mutorashanga,”
Nyathi
said.

He
added,
“Sarezi
Shonhiwa
and
his
accomplices
are
also
clearing
another
case
of
armed
robbery
which
occurred
on
26
October
2024
along
Christon
Bank
Road,
Christon
Bank,
where
a
Toyota
Rav
4
vehicle,
registration
number
AEE
6525,
a
Star
pistol,
five
cell
phones
and
USD
760.00
cash
were
stolen.”

Nyathi
thanked
the
public
for
volunteering
information
that
led
to
the
arrest
of
the
suspects
and
further
appealed
for
assistance
that
could
lead
to
the
rest
of
the
suspects.