This is yet again one of those crimes of passion that has led to the increasing and tragic loss of human life. The accused appears in this court on á charge of murder. The allegation in the indictment is that on the 6th August 2018 and at Lovemore Dube’s homestead, Hammilton Village 8, Mambo, Inyathi, the 28 year old accused stabbed Tusime Munkali with a spear in the neck thereby causing his death. The accused pleads not guilty to the charge of murder and tenders a plea of guilty with respect to the lessor charge of culpable homicide. The state... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that, on the 12th of April 2019 and at Violet Khabo’s homestead he stabbed the deceased Nontokozo Khabo several times all over the body and she later died from the wounds inflicted by accused’s conduct.
The following were tendered into the court record.
- the state summary
- the defence outline
- the accused’s confirmed warned and cautioned statement
- the postmortem report
- the flick knife that was allegedly used in the commission of the offence
They were all duly marked. More
The two accused are charged with murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, it being alleged that between the 19th – 20th August 2018 at the 40,5 km peg along Plumtree – Madlambuzi road, the two accused, acting in common purpose, stabbed Memory Deredza with a knife several times on the chest and neck intending to kill Memory Deredza or realising that there is a real risk or possibility that their conduct may cause the death of Memory Deredza continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More
The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 31st of August 2019 he assaulted the deceased Ntobeko Matunjwa with a metal rod once on the head intending to kill him. Accused denies the charge and instead pleads guilty to a lesser charge of culpable homicide. More
The 41 year old accused appears in this court facing a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The accused denies the allegations. The accused avers that he struck the deceased once in the head. He contends that he did so in self defence. More
