The accused, a 26 year old male was charged with contravening section 70 of the Criminal Law Code, [Chapter 9:23]. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
The allegations or the facts agreed on were that on 4 February 2022 the accused, who was in love with the complainant had sexual intercourse with her once with her consent. The complainant slept at the accused’s home and went back home the following morning. Her sister-in-law asked her where she had been and she confessed that she had been with the accused. The matter was then reported to the Police. More
The accused persons are charged with one count of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23) (“the Act”) and another count of attempted murder as defined in section 189 as read with section 47 of the Act. More
The accused was charged of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, Chapter 9:23. The accused pleaded not guilty to murder but tendered a plea of guilty to culpable homicide. More
The accused persons are charged with murder as defined in Section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, (Chapter 9.23) (“the Act”). The allegations against them are that, at about 11 am of 12 December, 2021 and at Umzingwane River, Carmen Farm, in Esigodini, they unlawfully caused the death of one Lawrence Khumalo, the deceased, whom they assaulted with stones and wooden sticks at the back of his head. The allegations are, further, that, when they assaulted the deceased in the manner described, their intention was to kill the deceased or that they realized the existence of a... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder. It being alleged that on the 5th of June 2017 he assaulted the deceased Dubabantu Sibelo by stabbing him on the forehead with an okapi knife resulting in the deceased later dying on 17 June 2017 from the injuries sustained in the assault. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder but tendered a limited plea to a charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted the limited plea and the parties drew a statement of agreed facts which was tendered and marked Exhibit 1. More
