The accused person faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 12th day of February 2017, he assaulted Julius Ndlovu with an axe resulting in his death.
The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge. He pleads self defence. The following were admitted into the court record as exhibits and they were all duly marked
1) the state summary
2) the defence outline
3) the accused’s confirmed warned and cautioned statement
4) the post mortem report. It gives the cause of death as brain damage, skull fracture, chop
wound.
5) and the axe that has allegedly... 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]. He pleaded not guilty. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 4th of December 2014, and at village 8H, Musadza Resettlement Scheme, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Taurai Mudzingwa by striking him with an axe on the head once. More
The accused is charged with murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. He pleaded not guilty to the charge but tendered a limited plea of guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The state accepted the limited plea. The agreed facts are that the accused and the deceased were cousins. On 25 December 2021 the deceased was caught having sexual intercourse with the accused’s wife and was made to pay damages when the matter was reported to the village head. More
On the 31st August 2018 and at around 20:00 hours the accused, the deceased and one Abongile Ndatshana were drinking opaque beer at Umguza beer garden, Fingo Business Center. Later that night, the 18 year old accused and the deceased who was aged 17 years at the time he met his death, together with other young men were to proceed for an Umguyo circumcision ceremony. The Xhosa male circumcision is a ritual that has been practiced for several centuries by the Xhosa people. It serves as a passage from boyhood to manhood. More
