The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 1st day of April 2019 and at house number A 5736 Old Pumula the accused person unlawfully caused the death of Mthokozisi Phakathi by stabbing him with an Okapi knife, 3 times on the left side of the chest and once on the right side of the chest, thereby causing his death. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 23rd of June 2020 at house No. 1418 Light Industry Gokwe, the accused caused the death of the deceased Anywhere Tshuma by assaulting her and strangling her. The accused denies the charge. More
KABASA J: The accused was initially charged with attempted murder as defined in section 47 as read with section 189 of the Criminal Law Code. He was jointly charged with his girlfriend who was found not guilty at the end of the trial.
Both accused had pleaded not guilty with the then accused 1 proffering a defence of self defence whilst the accused (Tawanda Mharadze) admitted assaulting his wife but denied an intention to kill her. More
The accused appeared before us facing a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The state alleges that on 16 September 2022 around 0655 hours, the accused had a misunderstanding with his wife over US$310 the accused owed. The accused proceeded to where his Toyota Hino truck was parked and reversed out of the yard. The now deceased ran out of the house and grabbed the door handle demanding her money. The accused did not stop but increased speed resulting in... More
MAKONESE J: It is an established principle of sentencing that once a court convicts an accused person and elects to impose a term of imprisonment whether such imprisonment is an effective term or is wholly or partially suspended, a court may not impose another separate distinct and stand-alone prison term for the same single count. Imposing an additional prison term for the same count amounts to sentencing an accused person twice for the same offence. More
