The accused appears in this court facing one count of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The accused pleads not guilty to the charge. He tenders a plea of guilty with respect to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The state accepts the limited plea.
In a statement of agreed facts the state and defence outline the events surrounding the commission of this offence. On the 7th of April 2021 and at around 17:00 hours the accused person was in the company of the deceased, Mercedes Sibelo and Never... More
This criminal review raises the question of the competency of treating the offences of negligent driving and driving without a drivers’ licence as one for the purposes of sentence.
The accused was arraigned before a magistrate facing one count of driving a motor vehicle negligently in contravention of section 52 (2) (a) of the Road Traffic Act (Chapter 13:11) and a second count of driving a motor vehicle without a valid licence in violation of section 6 (1) (a) of the same Act. The accused was convicted on his own plea of guilty and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of... More
The three accused appeared before us on a charge of murder to which they pleaded not guilty.
The state alleges that on 27 February 2022 at around 0100 hours the three accused, Courage and the now deceased were at Nemangwe Business Centre. A misunderstanding ensued between accused 3 and the now deceased after accused 3 accused the now deceased of stealing an empty beer bottle. The now deceased struck the accused once on the head with an empty bottle. Accused 3 sought assistance from accused 1, 2 and one Courage and acting in concert they attacked the now deceased. They... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 28th of June 2019 he assaulted the deceased Larry Sibanda with a stone on the head causing his death. More
The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 15th of February 2016 and at a field in Nkanyiso Village, Lupane, he assaulted the deceased Hoko Bhitsho Ngwenya thrice on the head with a knobkerrie resulting in his death. The accused denies the charge. The following were tendered into the court record;
- the state summary
- the defence outline
- the post mortem report
- the knobkerrie allegedly used
- accused’s medical book extract More
