On the date of trial the second accused person defaulted. The state applied for a separation of trials to proceed against the first and third accused persons.
The accused personsappeared before the court facing a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged that on the 2ndof January 2021 the accused persons acting in common purpose assaulted the now deceased Innocent Tabera with axes and stabbed him with a knife causing his death. More
The two accused persons were convicted on three counts of stock theft as defined in section 114 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. They pleaded guilty to the charges. No issues arise from the conviction.
The three counts were treated as one for sentence. After a determination that no special circumstances exist, they were sentenced to 11 years imprisonment of which 3 years was conditionally suspended for 3 years. More
Through a twist of fate an 82 year old octogenarian’s life tragically came to an end at the hands of the accused. The accused, a female then aged 34 had a history of epileptic seizures. The condition or chemical imbalances that can be induced as a result of the seizures culminated into the accused losing control of her mental faculties. She started by conversing inaudibly to unknown invisible persons. The family decided to seek spiritual intervention and took her to a prophet’s shrine. Her condition deteriorated prompting the accused to take to her heels with her mother in hot pursuit.... More
The accused person, Shepherd Chitsa then aged 20, strangled his 60 year old mother, Melania Matambura to death, in broad day light, in the midst of a heavy rain down pour, in their homestead at house number,1185, Hintonville, Chegutu. On that fateful day, of the 17th of January 2022, only accused and the deceased were at home, in a residence shared with the accused’s other two male siblings.
No one else witnessed what transpired apart from the accused and the deceased. Unfortunately the dead tell no tales. The deceased died and took her secrets to the grave. She was buried... More
On the 7th of September 2022 and at Chipunza Street Rimuka, Kadoma, it is alleged that the accused acting in common purpose with his accomplices still at large stabbed Ian Mharadze using an unidentified weapon with intent to cause his death or realizing that death may result but persisted in their conduct. Ian Mharadze subsequently succumbed to the injuries he sustained. More
