The accused person faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 28th of December 2020, at Garikai intersection, in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, the accused stabbed the deceased Blessing Taruwona with a flick knife on the abdomen, assaulted him several times on the head with a knobkerrie and a stone on the ribs and thereby causing the death of Blessing Taruwona. The accused pleaded not guilty. More
Theaccused was 17 years old at the time of the commission of the offence. He has been arraigned in this court on a charge of murder. It is alleged that on the 2nd of September 2016 and at Methodist College, Makokoba, Bulawayo, the accused stabbed the deceased, Fulton Moyo once on the lower body with an unknown object and once with an Okapi knife intending to kill him. The accused pleads not guilty to the charge of murder. He tenders a plea of guilty to the lessor charge of culpable homicide. The state rejected the limited plea and the matter... More
On the night of 5th November 2018 around 1900 hours, the 21 year old accused and the deceased, who was aged 26 years at the time he met his tragic death were at Teakdale Bottle Store, Nyamandlovu drinking alcohol. Also present at the bar was Jabulani Sibanda, a friend to both accused and the deceased. Large quantities of beer were consumed by the accused, the deceased and Jabulani. The accused was consuming an alcoholic drink known as “Ranger”. It is a highly potent spirit. That night alone the deceased drowned at least 10 bottles. The bottles contain (250ml). At around... More
The accused was facing a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. He pleaded not guilty but tendered a limited plea to culpable homicide as defined in section 49 of the Criminal Law Code. The state accepted the limited plea. The agreed facts upon which the limited plea acceptance was premised are that on 8 November 2022 at around 1600 hours the deceased who was drunk went to Mahobo Business Centre Lupane and proceeded to Ntuthuko Store where accused was employed. The deceased insulted the accused by his mother’s... More
