The applicant, a fifty-five year old medical doctor seeks to be admitted to bail following his arrest and subsequent detention on charges of murder and attempted murder (i.e. contravening section 47 of the Criminal law (codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and contravening section 47 as read with section 189 of the same Act.) More
The accused was arraigned for murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23].
At the commencement of the trial counsel found each other and agreed that the proper charge was culpable homicide as defined in s 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23]. The matter therefore proceeded on the basis of a statement of agreed facts. More
This matter involves a love triangle. Despite her advanced age the accused who hails from Mamvura village Chief Munyikwa, Gutu was in love with two men. These were Simbarashe Matombo the aged 46 years who is the now deceased and was residing in Matombo village, Chief Munyikwa, Gutu and one Ephias Chiwara aged 49 years of Mutsaka Village, Chief Munyikwa, Gutu. These two men were aware that they were in love with the same local woman, the accused. In fact Ephias Chiwara said before this incident he had been once assaulted over this same woman, the accused, after being found... More
This review matter once again brings to the fore the often vexed question of what amounts special reasons for one to escape the mandatory minimum sentence prescribed for theft of bovine beasts. The brief facts of this matter are the following. The accused was convicted following his plea of guilty to the offence of stock theft in contravention of section 114 (2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. He candidly admitted having unlawfully slaughtered stray beast whose custody for the time being had been entrusted to him. The owner of that beast remains unknown. More
At the commencement of this trial, the state successfully applied for separation of trial as the accused was jointly charged with one Charles Chinhosva. Charles Chinhosva is at large and a warrant of his arrest was issued. The trial proceeded in respect of the accused Lazarus Togarepi. More
