The facts of the matter make sad reading. The accused hails from Makhala Line, Lubimbi Village, Chief Gampu, Tsholotsho. On 19th June 2021 the deceased and her siblings who are aged 10, 4 and 3 years old followed their mother who had visited her uncle Ndumiso Tshuma who stayed in the same village. The deceased was accused’s daughter. She was aged 8 years at the time of her demise. The deceased and her siblings left their grandmother’s homestead, where they had been left by their mother, without the accused’s permission. They went back the following day without their mother. Upon... More
The accused appeared before us on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23 to which he pleaded not guilty.
The state alleges that on 3 September 2020 the accused in the company of Knowledge Museni went to Drunkard 21 Mine Safago in Shurugwi where they saw the now deceased who was seated in a tent. The accused signaled the now deceased to come out of the tent which he did. They proceeded behind the tent where the accused proceeded to stab the now deceased once on the... More
The 3 accused appeared before us on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. They all tendered pleas of not guilty to murder but guilty to culpable homicide. The state accepted the limited pleas in respect of all 3 accused. More
MAKONESE J: The accused is facing one count of murder in aggravating circumstances as defined in section 47(1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). It is alleged that on 9th October 2019 at Polite Nkomo’s homestead, Madlambuzi, the accused acting in common purpose with two other accomplices caused the death of MainaMoyo an 82 year old female adult. The accused denied the charge. On the second count accused is facing a charge of robbery in contravention of section 126 (1) of the Criminal Code. The allegation being that on the same day and at the... More
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 culpable homicide as defined in s 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [ Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on 8 December 2022 along Intemba road, opposite Inzwananzi Primary School, Luveve, Bulawayo, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Juninor Joe Mpofu (deceased) by negligently hitting him with a motor vehicle in a road accident. More
