The 4 accused persons face a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 3rd of October 2021 and at Siiachilaba Business Centre, one or more of them unlawfully caused the death of Miccah Mudenda by assaulting him on the head with a stone and thereby causing his death. The accused persons pleaded not guilty. More
Late in the afternoon on the 21st of May 2021 the 16 year old accused followed the 9 year old deceased who was on her way home from Kwesengulube Primary School in Nkayi. The deceased was in grade 3. Accused lured the deceased into a bushy area after offering her jiggies corn snacks. Accused had sexual intercourse with the deceased without her consent before chocking her and strangling her to death. At around 20:00 hours that same evening the deceased’s body was discovered in a bush. Deceased’s lifeless body was found with her face facing upwards. Her dress was pulled... More
KABASA J: The accused faces a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform)Act, Chapter 9:23, in that on 9th December 2020 at Maswabisa General Dealers Store, Janjanja Shopping Centre, the accused unlawfully struck Mncedisi Ndlovu with a log several times on the head and on the hands intending to kill Mncedisi Ndlovu or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause death but continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. The accused pleaded not guilty to murder but tendered a limited... More
The accused is a female aged 18 years. She is now into full time prostitution. She has no fixed abode but appears to sell her services at or around Gokwe Centre. On 29th August 2018 she appeared before a Provincial Magistrate at Gokwe facing a charge of unlawful entry as defined in section 131 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment, wholly suspended for 5 years on condition of future good conduct. The brief facts surrounding the commission of this offence are that on the 28th August... More
You stand before us charged with murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. You pleaded not guilty to murder but tendered a limited plea of guilty to culpable homicide which the state accepted.
The circumstances of this case are that you were married to the deceased. On 26 January 2022 you were at home when you had a misunderstanding over weeding of your maize field. The deceased then assaulted you with clenched fists. You then took a log from the fireplace and used it to assault the deceased several times... More
