Initially the accused was charged for contravening section47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] which relates to murder. The accused was jointly charged with 7 other accused persons. However the 7 other accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge after which the State withdrew charges against them after plea hence all the 7 accused persons were found not guilty and acquitted. More
The accused was convicted by the Magistrate sitting at Chiredzi of contravening section 113(2)(a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23] which relates to theft of trust property. More
The two accused were blood brothers. Together with their third brother, Richard Makuchete [“Richard”], they were arrested and charged with the murder of their cousin, Zvinowanda Zvinowanda [“the deceased”]. Richard has since been convicted and sentenced under judgment HMA 7-16. The State explained that there had been a separation of trials because the two accused herein had been unavailable by the time the case was ready for trial, and that in the interests of justice it had been decided to have Richard tried on his own. More
It istragic and unfortunate that this brawl by both the accused and the now deceased who were joyfully drinking beer together for the better part of the day ended up in the loss of life.
The accused was initially arraigned for murder as defined in section 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]but the matter proceeded on a statement of agreed facts at the commencement of the trial. This was so as that the state accepted accused’s plea to the permissible verdict of culpable homicide as defined in section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and... More
The accused in this matter is a 69-year old man. He was convicted, following his plea of guilty to seven counts of theft i.e. contravening section 113 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) act, [Chapter 9:23]. In a spate of relatively petty thefts during the period stretching from January to April 2022, the accused stole various items (mainly empty drums and portable water tanks) from residential and commercial premises in and around the city of Masvingo. When his pilfering spree screeched to an abrupt end following his arrest, his rather interesting haul consisted of the following: nine empty... More
