BULAWAYO
–
A
13-year-old
Bulawayo
boy
who
had
just
finished
writing
his
Grade
7
final
exams
admitted
in
court
on
Monday
to
stealing
US$1,500
and
R1,500
—
savings
his
mother
had
been
putting
aside
to
buy
a
residential
stand
—
before
going
on
a
reckless
spending
spree
with
an
accomplice.
The
minor,
who
cannot
be
named
for
legal
reasons,
appeared
before
Magistrate
Richard
Ramaboea
at
Tredgold
Magistrates’
Courts
and
pleaded
guilty
to
theft.
The
National
Prosecuting
Authority
said
the
teenager
stole
the
money
on
September
16,
2025,
from
the
family
home
in
Mahatshula
North.
After
taking
the
cash,
he
teamed
up
with
a
friend
and
the
two
blew
the
savings
on
new
clothes,
gaming
sessions
and
drinks
at
a
local
bar
known
as
Hashtag.
The
offence
came
to
light
when
the
boy’s
mother
noticed
the
money
was
missing.
Although
police
later
recovered
the
plastic
bag
the
cash
had
been
stored
in,
no
money
was
recovered.
Magistrate
Ramaboea
remanded
the
teen
in
custody
at
Percy
Ibbotson
Juvenile
Centre.
He
is
expected
back
in
court
on
December
13
for
sentencing.