The accused was charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The state alleged that on the 24th of January 2015 at Mutengwa village, Chief Neshangwe, Sadza, the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill, struck Besta Mashonganyika with a hoe once on the back of the head killing her instantly. More
On 20 January 2006 the 22 year old accused person stole a brown calf belonging to the complainant at Chegate Farm Nyazura. He slaughtered it and consumed all the meat. It was valued at $5 million. More
This matter was placed before me for review as far back as May 2018. Initially I had a problem in reading the trial magistrate’s hand writing and I requested that the record be transcribed. That was done in July 2018. More
The accused faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 17th of November 2016, at Ross Common Estate, Chimanimani, he, with actual intent or realizing the real risk or possibility of death, struck Bigboy Matsangaise with an iron bar on the head, face and body thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Bigboy Matsangaise died. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. More
The trial magistrate convicted the accused in this case for robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap9:23]. He sentenced the accused to 16 years imprisonment of which 4 years imprisonment were suspended on condition that the accused makes restitution through the clerk of court in favour of the complainant before a specified date. The trial magistrate thereafter realised that in passing the sentence, he had exceeded his sentencing jurisdiction set out in the Magistrates Court Act, [Cap 7: 10]. He then addressed correspondence to the registrar of this court in the following... More
