The accused was arrested and charged together with three accomplices on a charge of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act. Two of the accused persons were granted bail and they have since absconded.
The trial commenced with two accused persons after a separation of trials. In the course of the trial one of the accused persons, Paul Mungwena died at Chinhoyi Prison. Thus at the end of it all one accused person remains before the court. More
This appeal against both conviction and sentence was not opposed by the State. Our finding is that the conviction must be upheld. The concession by the State was not properly made. The sentence is excessive in the circumstances and the appeal partially succeeds. The appellant was convicted after trial on a charge of theft of trust property as defined in s113 (2) (d) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act) [Chapter 9:23]. A sentence of 60 months imprisonment with 12 months conditionally suspended for 5 years and a further 42 months suspended on condition of restitution was imposed. Six... More
The five accused persons appeared before us facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). When the trial commenced the 3rd accused absconded and the trial proceeded against the 1st ,2nd,4th and 5th accused persons after a separation of trials. The state alleged that in the early hours of the 16th of December 2019 and at Plot 27 Temperly Farm, Murereka, Chinhoyi the accused persons acting in common purpose shot Reginaty Kagondo in the course of a robbery intending to kill her or realising that there was a real... More
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder as defined in s47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter9: 23], “the Criminal Law Code”.
Factual Background
The allegations in the State’s summary are that on the 25th of July 2024 at Dugeni Shopping Centre, the accused assaulted the deceased a 75-year-old man one Philip Mashava.
The accused was a village Head and the deceased was one of the villagers in the accused’s area of jurisdiction. More
When the accused persons appeared before the court our attention was drawn to an irregularity by the State. The irregularity was not denied by the State. It is this. The 1st accused was granted bail pending trial and has been out of custody .It was one of his bail conditions that he reportsat ZRP Rimuka every Friday. He initially reported for some time and later defaulted. However he continued to appear before the remand court. More
