The accused appeared before us facing a charge of murder to which he pleaded not guilty but tendered a limited plea of guilty to culpable homicide. The state did not accept the limited plea. The matter therefore proceeded to trial. More
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MOYO J: The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 28th of March 2019 and at Jani Bottle Store, Moffat area, Shangani, Fort Rixon he struck Mkhokheli Ncube with an axe once on the forehead resulting in him dying from the injuries sustained in that assault.
The following were admitted into the court record and were all duly marked:
- the state summary
- accused’s defence outline
- the affidavit of Constable Mavhunduse
- the post mortem report, which gives the cause of death as –
(a) severe brain damage
(b) skull... More
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23. He denied the murder charge. He pleaded guilty to culpable homicide. The accused was 55 at the time the offence was committed. He is now 65. The agreed statement of facts filed of record shows that the deceased, Michael Moyo, who was himself 35 years old then, was a self-styled prophet. Apparently, he was committing adultery with accused’s wife.
On the fateful day on 19 February 2010, he was at the accused’s home in... More
The accused appears in this court facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification & Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The allegations being that on 22nd March 2013 and along Kazhana Road, Khatshana Village, Chief Mabhikwa area in Lupane accused struck the deceased once with a log on the head intending to cause his death. The accused denies the charge of murder. He tenders a limited plea of guilty to the lessor charge of culpable homicide. The state accepts the limited plea. More
Accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 7th of June 2015 at Chidobe 2 Shopping Centre, Victoria Falls he assaulted the deceased Gabrone Ncube once on the head with a log intending to kill him.
He denies the charge. The following were tendered into the court record;
- the state summary
- the defence outline
- the post mortem report
- the log that was used More
