ZRP has arrested 7 soldiers for armed robbery, New Zimbabwe reports. All of the arrested soldiers are army corporals and colour sergeants.
According to the publication, the soldiers were arrested along the Harare Chirundu Highway on the day they committed the crime as ZRP mounted roadblocks along the way:
Allegations are that the gang attacked Chidamoyo Hospital in Hurungwe on the 6th July 2020 around 0400 hrs.
They went to Sister Cathy McCarthy’s residence and marched her to the hospital at gunpoint and ordered her to surrender a safe containing cash U$1 700 and ZW$3 000.
She and two other security guards were left lying on the ground about 500 meters from the hospital.
