A Mutare man believed to be a diamond dealer was robbed of US$17 000 in cash at knifepoint by four suspected panners, who lured him to the diamond fields of Marange on the pretext that they wanted to sell him a diamond. This emerged at the Mutare Magistrates' Court where two of the suspected robbers, Tonderai Gwama (21) and Trymore Makuwaza (30) were facing robbery charges.
The name of the diamond dealer was not indicated on State papers. Gwama and Makuwaza complained of being over detained in police cells upon their arrest when they initially appeared before magistrate Mr Innocent Bepura. The duo applied for their immediate release, arguing that the police's actions had infringed on their Constitutional rights. But the court ruled that the duo was not over detained, before remanding them in custody to October 26.
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