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
The accused is charged with murder, it being alleged that on 17 July 2022 at Esiqongweni General Dealer in Tsholotsho, the accused caused the death of Honest Ndlovu by striking him with a knobkerrie on the left side of the head intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that your conduct may cause death but proceeded nonetheless. The accused pleaded not guilty but tendered a plea of guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide which the state accepted. More
The 2 accused persons face a charge of murder. In that it is alleged that on the 12th of January 2017 and at a railway crossing fly over along Masiyephambili Drive in Bulawayo, in the said province, the accused persons stabbed the deceased Njabulo Dube on the back, right side of the neck, right shoulder and right cheek with an Okapi knife and thereby causing his death. More
