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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

You appear before us on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. You pleaded not guilty to the charge but tendered a plea of guilty to the lesser offence of culpable homicide. The state accepted the limited plea. More

The accused person in this matter was convicted of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances as defined in section 131 (1) (2) (e) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23 in that on the 14th of October 2020 at around 23:00 hours the accused broke into a storeroom at Chabeta Primary School, in Zezani, Beitbridge and stole 2 bags of cement. The facts of the matter are that on the 14th of October 2020 at around 23:00 hours the accused person proceeded to Chabeta Primary School and stole 2 bags of cement from the storeroom. He then put... More

: When you are a boy, as young as twelve years, there is no reasoning with sexual matters because even adult men can be completely blinded by bouts of passion. The criminal law and criminal punishment couldn’t therefore have been intended to result in the horror apparent from these proceedings. The stories of what befell both the boy and the girl involved in this case illustrate a complete destruction of the social fabric. More