The two accused persons appeared before the court of the provincial magistrate sitting at Masvingo. They faced two counts; first assault as defined in s 89 (1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] and second; malicious damage to property as defined in s 144 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. The offences charged arise from the events which occurred at Plot 18 Southwill Farm, just outside Masvingo town on 7 June 2010. The two denied both charges. After a trial they were both convicted of both counts. More
It is often unconscionable how love, one of the most basic human instincts often leads to tragedies. Collen TinasheJamu, (hereinafter the accused) an unassuming young man was arraigned before this court for the macabre and movie-like murder of his estranged girlfriend. The allegations were that on17 June 2015at house number 2330 Glen Norah A in Harare, the accused struck Mitchel Chipere(hereinafter the deceased) with a metal hoe intending to kill her or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct could cause the death of Mitchel Chipere. Despite that risk he persisted with his conduct. The... More
The record of proceedings was placed before me on 22 March 2021 for review with a cover note by the trial magistrate.
The substance of the trial magistrate’s concern is as follows. The three accused persons appeared before the trial court charged with two counts of contravening section 182 (1) (a) and section 47 (1) (e) of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02] respectively. On the first count the accused allegedly smuggled 180kgs of secondhand clothes, 22kgs of new clothing and 6kgs of new underwear. On the second count they imported prohibited goods. The state withdrew charges against accused... More
The accused in this matter pleaded to and was convicted of the offence of contravening s 113(1)(a)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23].
Upon his conviction the accused was sentenced to a straight term of 2 years imprisonment. More
The accused stand charged with murder. It is alleged that on 26th May 2012 and at Chimukoko Business Centre the accused or one or both of them unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that their conduct might cause death, caused the death of Cephas Magura by assaulting him with stones and logs several times all over the body thereby killing him. More
