The accused was initially arraigned before the court jointly charged with one Takeson Nyazama. The State as the dominus litis decided to withdraw charges before plea against Takeson and proceeded against the accused only. The accused was charged with murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Code). More
In this review judgment, I decided to write a single judgment since the same Magistrate dealt with the matter, the accused face the same offence and the same misdirection is evident from the proceedings. In sentencing the accused persons the learned Magistrate exceeded her jurisdiction.
Under case number CHN 1547/22 the accused was convicted on two counts of domestic violence in contravention of s4 as read with section 3 of the Domestic Violence Act (Chapter 5:16). On the first count he was sentenced to pay a fine of ZWL $50 000 in default of payment 3 months imprisonment. In addition... More
In this family feud, which resulted in the death of the deceased, the accused took all the blame which led to the acquittal of his co accused. The accused appeared before us facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He stabbed the deceased several times leading to his death. The deceased and the accused were cousins. The two families have an acrimonious relationship inundated with violence. We were told the deceased had, prior to this offence stabbed one of his cousin brothers’ son. The deceased and the... More
On the 20th of August 2024 Nyikadzino Matanhire, the deceased was said to be in a jovial mood, drinking beer with his friends including the deceased and singing gospel music at Jupiter Bar Norton. Unbeknown to him, these were the last beautiful memories he left his beloved friends with. When the merrymakers left the bar, each to their place, the accused stabbed the deceased once on the throat and once on the back. He died on the spot. More
On the 27th of October 2023 a 6-year-old an innocent child was brutally murdered. The author of this atrocious crime was merciless, he stripped her naked and probably raped her. There was no direct evidence of who committed the offence. Such cases leave the investigators and prosecutors struggling to link criminals to crimes. It is an indictment for the investigators to think outside the box and identify sources of scientific ways to link criminals to crimes where possible. More
