The accused appeared before a Provincial Magistrate at Lupane facing one count of theft as defined in section 113 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The accused pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted and sentenced to 3 months imprisonment wholly suspended on condition accused restitutes the complainant the sum of $1 500 representing the value of the stolen goods. In addition accused was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment of which 3 months was suspended for 5 years on condition that accused does not commit an offence involving dishonesty as an element and for... More
The two accused were charged with the crime of murder. They pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty of culpable homicide. It is alleged that the deceased who was husband to the 1st accused and father to the 2nd accused came home drunk. The statement of agreed facts filed by all 3 counsel reveals that the deceased picked up a quarrel with his wife the 1st accused who apparently had reported an earlier assault to the police. During the quarrel, the 1st accused left the couple’s bedroom and went to sleep with her daughter. The accused followed there and started... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 31st of January 2021 and in the accused’s bedroom at Nkayi District Hospital quarters in Nkayi, he unlawfully caused the death of Letwin Gotido by pouring methylated spirit on Letwin Gotido’s clothes and then lit a match and set her on fire thereby causing her death later on the 8th of March 2021 at Mpilo Central Hospital More
The two accused persons are facing a charge of murder. They deny the charge.
The state’s allegations were that the two accused were 33 and 28 years old respectively at the time of the murder. The deceased resided at number 20/633Mpopoma, Bulawayo and was 65 at the time he met his death.
On 5 June 2016 in the morning, the deceased went to work his sugarcane and vegetable garden at Steeldale industries in Bulawayo. He was putting on a pair of jean trousers, a brown T-shirt, brown safety shoes, black and a white jacket inscribed with the letter “J” at... More
Accused faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 7th of July 2019, he assaulted the deceased Mbonisi Nkomo by stabbing him with a hacksaw blade and thereby causing his death. Accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder but offered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted the limited plea and the parties drew a state of agreed facts that was tendered and marked exhibit 1. It reads as follows: More
