The two accused persons in this case were found guilty on their pleas of guilty to a charge of contravening section 94 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The facts giving rise to the charge were that the accused persons pledged the complainant, their female relative, to the family of one Fredy Neruwana who was killed by Nerimonos Maguya in 1980. The complainant was pledged some time in 2005, when she was a minor, as compensation for the death of Fredy Neruwana. Paragraph 6 of the State Outline suggests that she was pledged in marriage to... More
This is an appeal against sentence imposed on the appellant following his conviction on one count of rape as defined in s 65 of the code and one count of robbery as defined in s 126 of the code. In respect of the rape count, the appellant was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. He was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment on the robbery charge.
From the total of 24 years imprisonment the court a quo suspended 5 years leaving an effective 19 years imprisonment. The suspension was on the condition that the appellant does not commit an offence of a... More
The accused appeared before the Provincial Magistrate, Mbare Magistrate Court on 24 November, 2016. He was charged with the offence of culpable homicide as defined in s 49 (a) (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform Act), [Chapter 9.23]. More
The accused was convicted by the magistrate sitting at Kadoma for contravening s 70 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, [Chapter 9:23]. Section 70 (1) (a) aforesaid creates the offence of having sexual intercourse with a young person. More
