The accused was convicted on his own plea of guilty to physical abuse as defined in section 4 (1) as read with section 3 (1) (a) of the Domestic Violence Act, [Chapter 5:16]. He was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment of which 7 months imprisonment is suspended on condition he performed community service. The brief facts upon which he was convicted are that the accused stays together with his uncle, the complainant Stanley Madyambudzi, aged 56. There was a misunderstanding over food. The accused then assaulted the complainant using clenched fists and booted feet all over his body. He also... More
The accused was facing
(i) a charge of Rape as defined in s 65 C (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and
(ii) A charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (a) (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
The accused person, who was 28 years old, was arraigned before a Chivhu provincial magistrate on 13 August, 2010 facing four counts of unlawful entry into premises in contravention of s 131 (1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. He pleaded guilty to all the charges and was sentenced to nine years imprisonment, 3 years of which were suspended for five years on the usual condition of future good conduct, all counts having been taken as one for sentence. More
The two accused persons are jointly charged with murder. They are alleged to have killed the 28 year old Given Dandajena , a secondary school teacher at a local school, on 31 July 2010 at Sekanevamwe bottle store, Kapondoro business centre in Mutoko by kicking him with booted feet several times on the head and all over his body. They denied the charge. More
The accused faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on 4 January 2017 at Mavhuka Village, Buhera he unlawfully and with intent to kill, or realising the real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause death, struck Rejoice Bulelwa with a stone on the head twice thereby inflicting injuries from which Rejoice Bulelwa died. More
