CCC leader Timba’s teen son acquitted

By Staff Reporter

Opposition CCC leader Jameson Timba’s 16-year-old son, Sean (accused 51) has been found not guilty and acquitted on charges of participating in an unlawful gathering and disorderly conduct.

He had applied for discharge at the close of the State’s case.

It was his argument that he was not part of the CCC activists gathered at his father’s residence on June 16 and had gone there to deliver a Father’s Day gift.

Sean was out of custody after he was granted US$100 bail earlier in July after it was proved that he was caught in the dragnet arrest after he went to deliver a gift.

Magistrate Collet Ncube upheld his arguments and ruled that there was no evidence linking him to the offence.

“The court will take judicial notice that indeed it was Father’s Day.

“None of the witnesses stated that the applicant (Shaun) was in the premises.

“The fact that Timba is the applicant’s father and that it was Father’s Day adds credibility to the applicant’s submissions.

“Clearly there is no evidence placed before this court to prove an element of an offense by the applicant.

“In this court’s considered view there is no evidence that a reasonable court could convict and the applicant is discharged at the close of the State’s case,” he ruled.