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'Serial shoplifter' Alvin Chivondo escapes prosecution, to undergo mental assessment

Alvin Linus Chivondo. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A suspected serial shoplifter who was arrested last Thursday for allegedly stealing from a supermarket will not be charged in court. Instead, Alvin Chivondo will undergo a mental assessment.

Chivondo, 21, was presented to a Milimani court yesterday; however, he did not take plea as his file was returned to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for review.

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