The accused appeared before us on a charge of murder to which he pleaded not guilty. His defence being that although he visited the deceased’s shop earlier that day he however was not there at the time of the murder as he spent the night in a truck with his friend. More
MAKONESE J: On the 29th day of July 2020 and at Zimbili Business Centre, Fort Rixon area, accused stabbed the deceased one Carlton Mnkandla with a sharp stick in the chest. The deceased sustained serious injuries and died from injuries suffered in the attack. The accused is aged 39 years. He is facing a charge of murder. He denies intentionally causing the death of the deceased but avers that death was accidental. Accused’s defence counsel confirms that the accused is tendering a plea of guilty with respect to the lessor charge culpable homicide. More
The accused was charged with murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, in that on 23 April 2022 at Stanley Ncube’s homestead, Ntuva village Nkayi, the accused assaulted the deceased with switches all over the body and a beer bottle on the head intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that your conduct may cause death but continued nonetheless.The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder but tendered a plea of guilty to culpable homicide. The state accepted the limited plea. More
DUBE-BANDA J: This matter was placed before me on automatic review.The two accused persons, Mr ButholezweSibanda (accused 1) and BonganiSibanda (accused 2), appeared before a Provincial Magistrate at TredgoldMagistrate’s Court, Bulawayo, charged with two counts of contravening section 131 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act Chapter 09:23. In count one, it is alleged that on a date unknown to the prosecutor between the 28 August 2020and 12 September 2020, and at Plot 189, Montgomery, Bulawayo either ButholezweSibanda or BonganiSibanda or both of them unlawfully and with intent to steal, stole property namely, RYOB1RG-6900K petrol generator, green concrete wheelbarrow,... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 15th of September 2019, he assaulted the deceased Ayanda Ncube with an axe resulting in his death a few days later. More
