Man Jailed 3 Years For Stealing Money To Buy Christmas Things

A Zimbabwean man has been sentenced to three years in jail after he admitted to stealing property worth $1 310 from his two neighbors so he could raise money to "buy Christmas groceries", a report has said.

According to The Sunday News, 33 year old Ngiri Ncube pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawful entry, and theft. Pleading for lenience, Ncube said that he committed the offenses in a bid to raise money to buy Christmas groceries and to pay school fees for his children.

Passing down judgement, Plumtree magistrate Taurai Manwere sentenced Ncube to three years in jail. Twelve months were, however, suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar offense in the next five years.