The accused persons both pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. It is alleged that on the night of 28 May 2015, at Tandarai Bar (“the bar”) in Chikanga Phase 3, Mutare, the two accused persons, with intent to kill, or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that their conduct may cause death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility, assaulted Trymore Mlambo several times all over his body with clenched fists and booted feet and hit him with an empty beer bottle on the right upper arm thereby causing serious... More
The accused was charged with failure to comply with an order of the Maintenance Court to make regular monthly payments towards the upkeep of his children in contravention of s 23 (1) of the Maintenance Act, [Chapter 5:09] (“the Maintenance Act”). He pleaded guilty and the trial proceeded in terms of s 271 (2) (b) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, [Chapter 9:07]. The statement of agreed facts indicate that the accused is currently and was at the time of failure to comply, unemployed. When asked if he had any defence to offer the accused said he had none. More
The three accused persons were jointly charged with the murder of Tinos Chihoro who died at Parirenyatwa Hospital on 10 October 2014 from injuries sustained in the course of a robbery that took place in the early hours of 6 October 2014 along Leopold Takawira Street near the Harare Gardens in Harare. More
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
