The accused, a 45 year old woman pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, More
According to the pre-sentencing community service suitability assessment report filed of record, the accused and complainant were husband and wife. Their marriage ended on 23 October 2023 after but a month. It ended as a result of the act of domestic violence forming subject of these proceedings. It ended with the accused headed to prison, and complainant with a disfigured ear. The accused was arraigned at Marondera facing a charge of “physical abuse”. This being a contravention of section 4(1) as read with section 3 (1) of the Domestic Violence Act [ Chapter 5:16]. He was convicted on a plea... More
The background to this case is that the accused appeared before the court a quo on a default enquiry which was centered on the accused’s default in performing community service as had been ordered by the court. More
