This is a review matter that came before me in terms of s 57(1) of the Magistrates’ Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. The accused was charged with the crime of rape as defined in section 65(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was convicted and sentenced to twenty (20) years imprisonment of which two (2) years were suspended for five (5) on condition of good behaviour. More
The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. His plea to a lesser charge of culpable homicide was rejected by the state. The state alleges that on 20 March 2022 the accused visited a prophet and on arrival back home he found his two year old son unwell. He suspected that this was due to his mother who was bewitching his family. He proceeded to her home where a misunderstanding ensued. The accused struck her with a knobkerrie on the forehead and twice... More
1. The accused person is charged with the crime of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the 1st January 2022, and at a Sewage Stream near Roman Catholic Church, Pumula South, Bulawayo he drowned Constance Chitete(hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) three times inside the Sewer Stream until she lost consciousness intending to kill her or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may causeher death continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility of death. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 23rd of March 2020 and at Makokoba Compound, Makhudu village in Mphoengs, the accused stabbed Linnet Siziba once on the upper part of the left thigh and once on the left arm using a kitchen knife and thereby causing her death. The accused pleaded Not Guilty to the charge but tendered a limited plea to a charge of culpable homicide. The limited plea not having been accepted by the state, the matter went into a full trial. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 11th of November 2019 he struck the deceased Petty Sibanda with an axe on the head causing her instant death. The accused person denies the charge.
The following were tendered into the court record as exhibits and they were all duly marked.
- The state summary.
- The defence outline.
- The affidavit of the police officer who identified deceased’s body to the Doctor who certified her dead.
- The post mortem report.
- The accused’s confirmed warned and cautioned statement.
- The axe that was... More
