A 21-year-old man from Shackleton Mine, Chinhoyi, Knowledge Jani was arraigned before the Chinhoyi Magistrates’ Court facing charges of malicious damage to property.

The complainants are the accused person’s father and stepmother.

On the 22nd of April 2024, the accused person went to the complainants’ place and accused them of causing his sickness.

He destroyed his father’s Nissan Sunny and drained some fuel from the vehicle, which he used to set the house and vehicle on fire. Property worth USD 14,000 was destroyed.

The accused person was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment, of which 1 year was suspended. He will serve an effective 3 years in prison.