The accused was employed as a “game scout” by a private wild life conservancy. His duties entailed the protection of wild life. These were predominantly anti-poaching functions.
He was charged with murder. He shot and killed a man poaching fish from a dam within the private ranch. The ranch was part of a cluster of private conservancies under the Chiredzi River Conservancy. It was common cause that such private conservancies are under the direct authority and supervision of the Parks and Wild Life Management Authority [hereafter referred to as “Parks”]. More
The accused was convicted following his plea of guilty to seven counts of stock theft as defined in section 114 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] (the criminal code). In all the seven counts the livestock in question were bovine beasts. The agreed facts are that in count 1 he stole 5 head of cattle and in each of counts 2,3 and 5 he stole one beast and that in respect of each of counts 4,6 and 7 he stole 2 beasts. That brought she grand total of the cattle he stole to fourteen. More
It is clear in this matter that the mitigating factors far out weigh the aggravating factors.
The 34-year-old accused was initially arraigned for murder involving the 28-year-old now deceased Severino Mawire. However, both counsel agreed that the proper charge in the circumstances was culpable homicide hence the accused was convicted on his own plea of guilty of the permissible verdict of contravening section 49 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] which is culpable homicide. More
The 27-year-old accused was initially arraigned for murder as defined in section 47(i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. However, the matter proceeded on the basis of a statement of agreed facts and the accused was convicted of culpable homicide as defined in section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].
Before passing sentence the court also called the now deceased’s mother Ellen Mirirai aged 26 years for her to share her thoughts on the matter. More
