* 19-year-old steals two cars from a church yard to surprise his girlfriend.
* Both thefts end in crashes: one abandoned, one smashed into a tree.
* He pleads guilty in Bulawayo court, begs forgiveness.
Jurio Junior Nyathi, 19, from Tshabalala, Bulawayo, stole two vehicles on separate occasions to visit his girlfriend.
He appeared before magistrate Lungile Ncube, pleading guilty to two counts of motor vehicle theft and two counts of driving without a licence though sentencing was postponed.
On January 18, he broke into a light blue Honda Fit (valued US$4,000) owned by teacher Moses Mataruse, parked at a church during service.
He crashed it en route to his girlfriend and abandoned the wreck.
Last Sunday after 8AM, he stole another Honda Fit from prison officer Khumbuzile Nyoni at the same church.
Driving toward Gwabalanda to see her again, he crashed into a tree and fled and police arrested him after he confessed.
In court, Nyathi said, “I wanted to surprise her on her special day. Unfortunately, I was involved in accidents on both occasions. I now realise what I did was wrong and ask the court for forgiveness.” He claimed he needed the cars to transport a birthday gift.
The prosecutor called the acts premeditated, noted victims’ losses, and urged jail.
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