Bent Zimbabwean priest walks free after he blames a ‘cultural aspect’ for nicking £23k

A Zimbabwean priest who swindled his church by claiming over £23,000 in bogus allowances has walked free after a court heard there was a ‘cultural aspect’ to his offending. Naison Hove, 59, made thirteen false claims for £22,494 in supplementary allowance from 2010 to 2022 from the United Reform Church – despite receiving rental income from a property he owned with his wife. The former reverend was given the money despite his total household income ‘very significantly’ exceeding the church’s…