UK diaspora crime

A 45 year old Zimbabwean care worker in the United Kingdom was this week found guilty of defrauding a vulnerable widower she was supposed to be looking after by stripping his estate of about £300,000. Reports say Nozizwe Mlotshwa, who…
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By Stacey Horne A Zimbabwean man who bombarded a salon in the Scottish town of Aberdeen with nuisance calls said he was “provoked” because a stylist would not fix his hair. Frank Mokgatla called the H2O shop 20 times in just two days…
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By Steve Ford A Zimbabwean nursing student at Thames Valley and Surrey universities in the United Kingdom has been jailed for defrauding the National Health Service (NHS) of over £18,000. Memory Chamboko, 35, of College Town,…
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CARDIFF, UK - A 19 year old Zimbabwean drug dealer told police that the day he was arrested as part of an operation to get heroin off Cardiff’s streets was the happiest of his life, a court heard. Marvin Mhlanga, 19, told officers who…
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By Laura Roberts A Zimbabwean woman who falsely claimed almost £50,000 in bursaries to qualify as a nurse in the United Kingdom has been spared prison. Nomsa Muhlwa, 27, (left in the picture) received a suspended sentence after a judge…
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By Moira Nkomo A Zimbabwean man who struggled with his English was nearly stabbed by an Algerian man in Bolton, the United Kingdom after a row erupted over an un-emptied rubbish bin. Twenty-nine year old Mohammed Touati from Algeria…
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By John Scott/Own Correspondent A thirty-two year old Zimbabwean man whose car knocked down and killed a 12-year-old boy following a drinking spree was recently deported from the United Kingdom more than five years after the tragic…
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A Zimbabwean woman was found dead in a flat in Leicester, the United Kingdom. The body of Julia Mubvumba, 44, was discovered at an address in Gotham Street, in the Highfields area of the city, on Friday. A 34-year-old man was charged on…
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By Martina Nee  Ireland- A 35-year-old Zimbabwean man who committed burglaries at a number of B&Bs (Bed & Breakfast), by gaining access to rooms with filed down keys, was jailed for 12 months this week and could face deportation…
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By David Jackson NORTHAMPTON, UK - A Zimbabwean care worker who stole thousands of pounds from a mentally ill man with learning difficulties has been given a suspended jail sentence. Lloyd Madamba worked for the charity Mind and was…
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