Pep Store robbery: State has prima facie case - Magistrate

The accused, Dennison Mutembera, Lot Deka and Peredzai Moyo are accused of allegedly breaking into Pep Store at Galo Centre at around 2 am on March 1, 2013, stealing cash amounting to P61, 470.60 in the process.In their previous appearance before magistrate Sijabuliso Siziba, the accused applied for bail denying any link to the offence at the store.

The prosecution had submitted that the accused persons have a case to answer since they were near the scene of the crime when the break-in occurred.In his ruling concerning the bail application by the accused, the magistrate said only Mutembera and Deka might have a hand in the commission of the crime.