The Senior Regional Magistrate for Masvingo Province has referred this matter to the Registrar for guidance on the following facts.
The accused was convicted of assault on his plea of guilty. The charge arose from a misunderstanding between the complainant and the accused, who was drunk at the time. In the ensuing fist fight, the accused struck the complainant on the head with a stone. As appears from the medical report produced in evidence, the complainant sustained a 5cm long and 2cm deep scalp laceration thereby exposing a fractured skull. According to the examining doctor, the force used on the... More
The accused was convicted by a provincial magistrate sitting at Gokwe of one count of theft of property valued at $103.00 which was all recovered. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $100.00 or in default of payment to 6 months imprisonment. In addition he was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment, the whole of which was suspended for 5 years on the usual condition of future good conduct. More
The offenders together with two others who have since been acquitted were jointly charged with the crime of criminal abuse of duty as public officer as defined in s 174(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Law Code”). More
The accused was charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The state alleged that on 23 April 2015, at plot 10 Tengwe Estates, Tengwe, the accused person unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of Ngwaru Katongomara. He had struck him on the head several times with a metal hoe intending to kill, or, despite realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct might cause death, had continued to engage in that conduct thereby causing injuries from which the deceased died.... More
The appellant was convicted on a charge of rape by the Regional Magistrate sitting at Harare. The allegation against him was that on 23 January 2008 at No. 24 Coronation Avenue, Greendale, Harare, he unlawfully had sexual intercourse with the complainant without her consent. Upon conviction he was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment of which 4 years was conditionally suspended. He now appeals against both conviction and sentence. More
