The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder as defined in section 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He however pleaded guilty to culpable homicide as defined in section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The State accepted their limited plea. More
Mary Wisdom, a 70-year-old woman stands accused of the murder of her 74-year-old husband. She has been arraigned and charged of murder as defined in section 47(1) of the Criminal Law Reform and Codification Act, [Chapter,9:23]. She pleaded not guilty to the offence. More
This is a murder case involving two vulnerable persons. The deceased a mere eleven months old infant was struck to death by the accused a well-known young female mental patient. Resultantly accused has been charged with murder under s47
(1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
The remains of a four-year-old young girl were found lying in a pool of blood, her head crushed and her brains scattered on the floor of the wooden cabin they called their home in the early hours of the 18th of February 2023. The accused person, Micheal Milfort, the step father, was the last person to be seen with the deceased alive late in the night of the previous day. He was arrested in connection with the heinous killing and charged with murder as defined in s47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
On the 25th of December 2021 the accused, his wife, their two month old son and accused’s mother proceeded to Ngoni Township for entertainment watching Nyau dancers. Around 2100 hours it was time to return home, the accused would have none of that. His wife demanded they must return but the accused who was now drinking beer became aggressive. He struck his wife who had the deceased strapped on her back with a clenched fist. Not to be outsmarted the wife retaliated and a fist fight broke out. All this took place in the presence of the accused’s mother. Amidst... More
