The accused faces a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged that on 6 January 2017, at Utseya Village, chief Mushayavanhu, Chimanimani, he, with actual intent or realizing the real risk or possibility of death, struck Enia Maronga with a pestle multiple times on the head thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Enia Maronga died. He pleaded not guilty. More
Four matters were placed before us in terms of s 58 (3) (b) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10] (the Act) by the scrutinizing regional magistrate. More
The accused who was charged with the murder of his father whom he killed with an axe on 9th May 2012, tendered a special plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. The agreed facts as per exhibit one were as follows: More
The accused appeared in court on 21 September 2017 on two charges, the first one of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the code) and the second one being attempted murder as defined in s 189 (1) as read with s 47 (1) of the Code. More
The registrar placed before me the record of proceedings in the above matter from the Regional Magistrate in Chinhoyi with the following minute attached to it.
“The Registrar
High Court of Zimbabwe
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APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF THE RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS: STATE v PHILLIP MATSVERU: CRB CHNR 101/16 More
