BULAWAYO – A 29-year-old man out on bail after being arrested at Mpilo Central Hospital while posing as a doctor was rearrested at the hospital on Monday, an official said.
Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, alias Prosper Mpofu, was arrested by the hospital’s security and taken to a police post within the hospital, said hospital CEO Narcisius Dzvanga.
“He was back and he was caught at the paediatric unit this time, not the outpatients department like last time. He was arrested by our staff and handed over to police,” Dzvanga said, without providing further details.
A video of his arrest showed Vanhuvaone, wearing a white T-Shirt, brown trousers and sneakers being walked to the police post by a police officer.
Pictures also circulated showing him apparently talking to patients within the Mpilo precinct.
The bogus doctor was out on bail after being charged under the Health Professions Act for posing as a doctor and two counts of fraud for allegedly duping a patient into paying him $120 and swindling a nurse aide student of $1,600 after promising her a place at Mpilo’s School of Nursing.
Vanhuvaone, of Upper Rangemore in Bulawayo, represented himself during his bail application at the Bulawayo Magistrates Court where he was subsequently released on $100 bail and remanded to October 7.
