At the commencement of trial on 10 March 2010, two accused persons were charged with the murder of the 51 year old Joseph Chikova who was brutally killed in the course of a robbery on 10 July 2007 at 26 Davey Road Fern Valley Mutare. Both accused persons pleaded not guilty. A trial within a trial was held to determine the admissibility of certain statements that were attributable to the first accused person. The result of that exercise was a finding that there was a reasonable possibility that his statement was not made freely and voluntarily. It was not admitted... More
This is a trial within a trial on the admissibility of indications made by four accused persons leading to the recovery of a fire arm purportedly used in the commission of a murder for which they stand trial. The Detective Inspector Nzirawa had been about to lead evidence of the indications which led to the recovery of the fire arm purportedly used in the commission of the murder. This was challenged by counsel for accused’s 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the basis that the evidence of the said indications had been improperly obtained. More
On 24 May 2018 Tafadzwa Gwata and Tapiwa Tsamba (the accused) appeared before Guruve resident magistrate charged with the crime of contravening s 189 as read with s 114 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It was alleged that on 1 May 2018 and at Omeath 2 C Extension, Mvurwi the two unlawfully and intentionally attempted to take one bull the property of an unknown person knowing that the State is entitled to own possess or control the property intending to deprive the State of its ownership, possession or control of the property. More
If the biblical story of Cain treacherously killing Abel prepares us for the unthinkable spectre of brother killing a brother, and if the love of money is indeed the root of all evil, this case locates itself squarely within such parameters More
