Terrence Mawawa| A Masvingo man has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service after claiming advance payment from a telecommunication company he works for -under the pretext of having lost his father.

Thompson Chikwaku allegedly told his bosses that he had lost his father and he was given the sum of $ 2000.

However it was later discovered that Chikwaku never attended the so called funeral.

“Chikwaku spent the money lavishly and we became suspicious.Our investigations revealed he never attended the so called funeral,” said a company official.