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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Two police officers, Constable Jumuseni and Sergeant Makina, went undercover and hid in a storm drain to apprehend a suspected thief who had eluded capture for a week after escaping from court while still handcuffed.<\/p>\n

As reported by H-Metro, the fugitive, Tendai Mawire, 30, had managed to slip away from lawful custody at the Chitungwiza Magistrates\u2019 Court despite being restrained.<\/p>\n

The officers set up an ambush, taking cover in the storm drain, and successfully caught Mawire as he entered a yard in Zengeza 1, Chitungwiza.<\/p>\n

Mawire was one of two suspects who had escaped from custody at the Chitungwiza Magistrates\u2019 Court last week. Though handcuffed, they had found a way to evade the authorities.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred on 23 January, just as the suspects were about to appear in court on charges of unlawful entry and theft.<\/p>\n

While the investigations officer was processing their paperwork, the duo seized the opportunity and disappeared.<\/p>\n

Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Harare Province, confirmed Mawire\u2019s arrest on Wednesday. Said Chakanza:<\/p>\n

On January 29, at around 5 pm, St Mary\u2019s Police arrested an accused person Tendai Mawire (30) of House number 64, Dengu Street, Zengeza 1, Chitungwiza, for escaping from lawful custody.<\/p>\n

On the 23rd day of January 2025, at around 1030hrs and at Chitungwiza Magistrates court, Mawire and Alex Mubayi of House number 4 Mbira Street, Zengeza 2, escaped from lawful custody at Chitungwiza Magistrates Court.<\/p>\n

The suspects were facing two different cases of theft. Said Chakanza:<\/p>\n

When they were at the courthouse, the two accused persons, who were jointly handcuffed by a single pair of handcuffs on each hand, were instructed to sit on a bench whilst the officer was having the cases vetted by the prosecutors.<\/p>\n

They took advantage of the situation and escaped from the courtroom unnoticed.<\/p>\n

Chakanza said that on Wednesday, around 4 PM, an informer alerted the police that Mawire had been spotted in the Zengeza 2 area, heading toward Zengeza 1. Police officers then conducted surveillance. He said:<\/p>\n

They got information about his usual hideout in Zengeza 1, at House number 17 Dahuna Road, and they proceeded and laid an ambush for the accused person.<\/p>\n

After an hour of the ambush, at around 1700 hrs, the accused person was seen walking along Dahuna Road in Zengeza 1 and, when he got into the yard at House number 17 Dahuna Street, the police officers, who were hiding in a nearby water drain, emerged and pounced on him.<\/p>\n

Upon arrest, the accused person tried to resist and produced a pair of scissors threatening to stab the police officers but no one was injured.<\/p>\n

However, the accused person was finally apprehended and was immediately taken into custody.<\/p>\n

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