The accused person was arraigned on a charge of rape. He was
subsequently convicted of indecent assault. The record of proceedings was submitted to the
High Court for review in terms of s 57 (1) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. More
This homicide was a result of the accused and other villagers’ belief in extra judicial punishment or retribution on the victim whom they suspected of wrongdoing. The four accused appeared before us on a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] (The Code). They are accused of having lynched the deceased to death on 11 April 2020 at Nechiva Village, of Chief Seke. The prosecutor alleges that they unlawfully and with intent to kill, or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that their conduct may cause... More
This review judgment deals with the issue of whether under s 70 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23], a male young person can be competently convicted of engaging in extra-marital sexual intercourse with a female young person.
The facts in the present case were that in April 2009 the 15 year old CF who was in Form 3 fell in love with a 14 year old form 1 girl at a secondary school where they were both attending. They first had consensual sexual intercourse in July 2009 and thereafter continued to do so on... More
The accused is facing charge of murder as defined in s 47(1)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations are that he assaulted Clint Maziofa and caused his death on 25 August 2017 at Chitambo Garage in Chinhoyi. The accused pleaded not guilty. More
On 5 November 2010 the accused was driving a Toyota Hiace mini bus commonly referred to as a Combi along the Harare – Bulawayo Road towards Bulawayo. Such vehicles are notoriously used as public service motor vehicle for hire or reward. More
