The accused was charged with the crime of murder in terms of the Criminal Code. It was alleged that on 24 December 2018, outside house number 22Matshobana Township in Bulawayo, he stabbed the deceased Jonathan Phiri once on the right shoulder with a knife intending to kill him or realizing that there is a real possibility that his conduct could cause the death of the said Jonathan but nonetheless continued to engage in that conduct despite the possibility or risk leading to the death of the deceased.
It was allegedthat the accused was 23 years old at the time the... More
You appear before us on a charge of murder to which you pleaded not guilty. You tendered a plea of guilty to culpable homicide which the state accepted.
The statement of agreed facts, post-mortem report and the two pieces of a wooden plank were subsequently produced. The plank is what was used to assault the now deceased.
The statement of agreed facts revealed that on 10 August 2020 you were attending a working party with the now deceased. You had an argument over a cup of traditional beer which you were drinking. As a result you took a sharp edged... More
The accused person was convicted by this court of the crime of murder in contravention of s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23) on 25 January 2017. This court having found that the murder was committed in aggravating circumstances of robbery and unlawful entry into a dwelling house, it imposed the penalty of death. More
The accused is appearing before this court charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on 12 July 2023 he unlawfully caused the death of Bonald Moyo referred to as deceased by striking him several times on the head with a knobkerrie intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of the deceased and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More
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MOYO J: The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 6th of June 2020, he assaulted the deceased SibongileChareva with a whip and switches all over the body, resulting in her sustaining fatal injuries and thereby causing her death. The accused tendered a limited plea to culpable homicide. The state accepted the limited plea. A statement of agreed facts was drawn and tendered. It was marked Exhibit 1. More
