What a mess: Mesi arrested for stealing groceries {Watch}
Sungura musician, Paradzai Mesi, was arrested for allegedly stealing groceries at a store at Henstone Farm in Glendale.
According to a local paper, Mesi was drinking beer at a local bar and he ended up going to the store where he was allegedly caught stealing groceries.
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One of the eyewitnesses said Mesi was drunk and “akamanikidzwa kuba nevamwe vake vaaive navo. Baba Paradzai Mesi vanoti havasi Mbavha zvachose.”
However, his team fled and left him to be arrested.
“Paradzai Mesi, who stays with his family at Kiyawora Farm here in Glendale, left his home on Wednesday and spent the whole day drinking beer at a shebeen in Henstone Farm. He then went to steal in Mr Shabau’s shop and got caught collecting groceries, which he was giving to his accomplices outside the store while he was inside.
“He got beaten by members of the public, but they ended up feeling sorry for him because he is ill. They took him to a police base here at Henstone Farm, and the cops took him to the police station in Glendale, where he is now.”
The artist seems to have fallen from grace and has made hit songs in the 90s. Great musicians like Alick Macheso have passed through his hands and they once formed a formidable duo in the past.
There have been calls for other sungura artists to assist their fellow as activities like this do away with all his hard-earned reputation.
Mesi’s Side Of The Story
Witnesses said his crew fled when he was caught robbing, leaving him alone at the scene.
“When we spoke to him, Paradzai Mesi said he was dragged by unknown thieves when he was coming from the shebeen, and they forced him to get into the shop so that he could pass them the groceries from inside.
“Since he was drunk, he could not refuse the orders of the alleged thieves, who spirited off when they realised they had been seen. Mesi insists that he is not a thief and was used by the thieves who captured him.”
Acting Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha said officers in Glendale are yet to receive a report on the issue:
“We have heard about the case from the grapevine. I will communicate with our officers on the ground, but we have heard that Paradzai Mesi has been arrested after he was caught stealing from a grocery store.”
