HARARE – Notorious armed robber, Musa Taj Abdul and accomplices have all been convicted for 13 counts of the heinous crime by Harare magistrate Ignatius Mhene.
Abdul was convicted together with Charles Lundu and Sean Andile Dhlamini.
Until their arrest, the trio had been on the police wanted list for 20 years.
They were convicted after a full trial during which they denied the allegations.
They will be back in court on January 5, 2024 for sentencing.
According to the state, on July 24, 2020, the three pounced at house number 40 Longford Street, Queensdale, Harare while armed with a shotgun, pistols, hammer and iron bar.
They went on to demand cash amounting to US$1,656, a Sony Ericson cell phone, a Nokia cell phone, Samsung cell phone, and a Huawei Y9, among other pieces of property from one Lyle Leonard Wilson.
“They also took a 1 x Million bottle of perfume, 1 x Montblanc bottle of perfume, 1 x Jimmychoo bottle of perfume, 2 x Bvlgari bottles of perfume, 1 x Obsession by Calvin Klien bottle of perfume, 1 x Beverly Hills bottle of perfume, 1 x Secretsunset bottle of perfume, a play station 4, play station pads, a HP Notebook laptop, one gold bracelet, an I-phone 11 Promax, a brown and red handbag inscribed GUESS, eye glasses, a pair of Rayban sunglasses, 1 x Narcisso Rodrigues bottle of perfume, Huawei P9 cell phone, an Iphone 6S, a Zimbabwean Passport and National Identity card in the name of Darrien Payn and an orange kit bag and to deprive Lawson permanently of his possession,” court papers read.
The court further heard that after robbing Wilson, the trio used the same modus operandi to steal property worth a total of US$3,475 from 12 other individuals.
Lundu and Abdul are currently serving a four-year prison sentence after they were found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm.
Kelvin Munyimi prosecuted.
