The accused was convicted on his own plea of guilty to theft as defined in s 113 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23] involving property worth US$70, 00. He was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment of which 4 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on appropriate conditions. The learned scrutinising Regional Magistrate before whom the record of proceedings was placed took the view that the sentence imposed on the young first offender whom had pleaded guilty after his loot was fully recovered was unduly harsh. He withheld his certificate and referred the record to the... More
The accused faced a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 3rd of November 2016 at village A1 Mutanda Resettlement, Odzi,the accused with actual intent or realising that there was a real risk or possibility of death, stabbed Silas Magara with an okapi knife once on the left rib, there by inflicting injuries from which the said Silas Magara died. He pleaded not guilty. More
The accused is facing a murder charge as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Before trial commenced the court ordered a mental examination of the accused by two medical doctors in terms of the Mental Health Act after it had been submitted that the accused had a history of mental illness. More
In this case most of the material facts are to a large extent common cause. The undisputed facts are that on the 7th of January 2003 the 1st accused Kudakwashe Taonangwere teamed up with his girlfriend Memory Madhaka and his friend the 2nd accused Tafadzwa Musamba. They proceeded to the Town House Taxi Rank in the city centre. More
Accused is charged with contravening s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. Although he does not deny striking deceased with a hoe on the head his defence is that he was under attack and thus did what he is alleged to have done in self-defence More
