The record in this matter was submitted for review by the Chief Magistrate’s Office which raised concerns following receipt of a complaint from the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services regarding the acquittal of the accused person by the magistrate. More
At the inception of this matter, in August 2011, there were four accused persons charged with one count of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances. The first accused (Guzha) pleaded guilty, while the second accused (Nhema) pleaded guilty and then appears to have changed his plea to one of not guilty. The third and fourth accuseds (Chikochi and Masiiwa) pleaded guilty and were separated for trial. More
The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder wherein it was alleged that:-
“On the 31st day of August, 2018 at number 14604, Unit ‘O’ Seke, Chitungwiza, Shepherd Mushurwa strangled Prosper Mushurwa and punched him thrice with fists on the stomach realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause death, and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility thereby causing his death.”
The deceased was a 12 year old son of the accused. More
The matter is coming up for judgement. It is with a sign of relief that we come to this concluding stage of the murder trial given the matter has been long outstanding since 2012. The 28th of April 2017, marked closure of trial of the 4 accused persons in a trial which started off with the accused being 5. We are indebted to both State and Defence counsel for filing closing submissions timeously, submissions which we found valuable and of assistance to the court in coming up with our disposition. During the course of the trial one Norman Mafigo who... More
: The applicants apply for bail pending appeal against both conviction and sentence. The applicants were convicted of “murder with constructive intention” as defined in s 47 (1b) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] by MWAYERA Jsitting with assessors on 31 May 2017 in the High Court, Harare. More
