The offender Macdonald Kadenhe and the deceased were close relatives. The offender’s mother was a sister-in-law to the deceased. In African custom, the deceased would generally be regarded as a father to the offender. They appear to have had a close relationship. On the fateful night they were drinking beer together. They drank into the late hours of the night. Their friends had earlier quit the beer party and left the two still drinking. In the midst of that binge, the deceased was said to have reprimanded the offender about how he was neglecting his sick wife. The offender did... More
The two accused persons Machekwa Shangwa and Wellington Shangwa are blood brothers and the deceased Trust Chidhume was a cousin brother to them.
The following factors are common cause: More
The accused was convicted of raping his seventeen year old girlfriend. He was also aged seventeen at the time. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge. The sentence imposed was, “To receive a moderate correction of one stroke with a rattan cane to be administered in private by a designated Prison Officer at Harare Central Prison.” More
On their initial appearance before this court on 4 July, 2016, the 6 accused persons were arraigned together with another accused person Crispen Sibanda who was not represented. More
This matter was placed before me for review in terms of s 57 of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. The accused appeared before a Marondera court facing a charge of contravening s 89 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23], assault. He pleaded not guilty and was convicted after a full trial and sentenced to perform community service. The brief allegations are that he assaulted the complainant several times all over the body using open hands causing injuries to the complainant. The complainant’s injuries were not visible. More
