The 3 accused persons were convicted on charges of rape and sentenced by the same Magistrate on different dates.
It is however convenient to deal with all the 3 cases in one review judgment as they have a lot in common. More
Garikai Kamupiro (hereinafter referred to as the accused) was indicted before the High Court facing a charge of murder. The state alleged that on 10 February 2023 at Chidziva Farm Compound, Mvurwi the accused had a fallout with her husband Frank Milanzi (hereinafter the deceased). As a result, she brutally attacked him with logs several times all over the body. It is alleged that she did so with intent to kill or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that her conduct may cause death but still continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility.... More
The deceased succumbed to death on 18 December 2011 from burns sustained in a horrific inferno at her matrimonial home on 14 December 2013. The circumstances under which she sustained the mortal burns are hotly contested. That the deceased caught fire after she had been doused in paraffin and then set alight is beyond question. More
The 3 accused persons appeared before this court on 21 May, 2018 facing 3 counts of fraud, 4 counts of Criminal Abuse of duty as a public officer, 4 counts of Money laundering and 3 counts of corruptly concealing from the principal a personal interest in a transaction. They did not plead to the charges. When the 3 initially appeared as aforesaid, they were part of an indictment which listed 5 accused persons. The other 2, namely Jonathan Moyo and Frederick Mandizvidza had charges against them withdrawn before plea. Jonathan Moyo was not served with the indictment whilst Frederick Mandizvidza... More
In this application, counsel for the 1st accused, Mr Matinenga filed a preliminary application to have the charges against the 1st accused quashed. Counsel for the 3rd accused subsequently advised that he had taken a cue from 1st accused’s counsel and intended to file a similar application. Before I deal with the applications, I will briefly set out the background to this trial so that the trail of proceedings is not lost. More
