An armed robbery suspect shot on his rib cage by security guards during a robbery in Waterfalls, Harare, walked into a police station and lied that he had been attacked by four men, a court heard on Wednesday.
Godfrey Magadu, 31, of Chemhondoro in Murewa, had failed to nurse his wound and hospitals had turned him away as they required a letter from the police, said prosecutors.
Using the false name Franklyin Mubaiwa, Magadu went to a police station in Southlea Park and claimed that he had been attacked by four men in Hopely who ran off after shooting him.
Sergeant Luke Deza, who attended to him, bought into his tale and gave him a request for medical treatment form before sending him to Sally Mugabe Hospital for treatment. He was later referred to Parirenyatwa Hospital.
On October 23, officers investigating the robbery at Chemical Merchants Company linked Magadu to the crime leading to his arrest.
Source MyZimbabwe
