The accused was initially charged with three counts of contravening s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. However, the trial court, not being satisfied with the testimony of the complainant returned a verdict of contravening s 70. The accused was sentenced to four years imprisonment of which two years were suspended for five years on condition of good behavior. The remaining two years were suspended on condition accused completed 630 hours of community service at Guruve Clinic.
The accused and the complainant who was at the material time aged twelve years reside at different plots... More
The accused was initially jointly charged with another before their trials were separated. He was convicted on his own plea of guilty for unlawful entry into premises in aggravating circumstances as defined in section 131 (1) as read with section 131 (2)(e) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Act). The accused was then sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 6 months were suspended for 5 years on the usual condition of good behaviour. The other 6 months imprisonment were made effective. More
: The accused, who engaged in sexual intercourse with his 15-year-old stepdaughter, was acquitted of two charges of rape as defined under Section 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the CODE). Instead, he was convicted of the competent verdict of having sexual intercourse with a young person, in contravention of Section 70 of the CODE, on the basis that he enticed the complainant into engaging in consensual sexual intercourse with him. More
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
