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Accused faces Murder charges. On 09 December 2018 at Manyasha Store, Charuka Village, Chief Nyashanu, Buhera, accused caused the death of Joseph Manyasha by striking him with bricks and stones on the chest and head. Accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and tendered a plea of guilty to culpable homicide. Accused admits hitting deceased once on his body using a home-made mud brick. On the day in question whilst he was seated at the door steps of deceased’s house waiting for deceased to give him change in the amount of US$1.50, deceased got angry and struck accused with a... More

The accused was arraigned before us facing one count of Murder and second count of Attempted Murder. In count one the state alleges that on 25 November 2019 and at Bembezeni Compound, Roscommon Estate, Chimanimani, accused shot Beware Tsarara once on the chest with an optima Shotgun thereby causing injuries from which the said Beware Tsarara died. In count two it is alleged that on the same date and place the accused unlawfully attempted to kill Shingirirai Mafake by shooting him once on the upper side of his left hand and once on the left side of his chest with... More

In a sad sibling rivalry over inherited pieces of land the deceased lost his life. The accused was arraigned before this court on a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More

On 9 March 2021 the accused was arraigned for murder as defined in s 47 (i) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The state alleged that on 19 January 2020 at Mayedzengwa Village, Chief Marange, Mutare, the accused, together with Dzidzai Nyangovere, who is still at large, caused the death of Liberty Dadirai Chimonyo, by stabbing him several times with an Okapi Knife on the neck, back, chest and left arm with the intention to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct might cause death... More

The accused is a male adult of 23 years, but at the time of the commission of the offence in 2012, he was 17 years, residing at Bvirindi Village, Chief Zimunya, Mutare. He was employed as a herdboy at Mundembe Village Chief Zimunya, Mutare. The deceased Cosmas Ngadzingwe was a resident of Mundembe Village, Chief Zimunya Mutare, he was 6 years older than accused, he was23 years then. On 21 September 2012 around 6pm the accused was passing time watching a game of draught at Mhaka Bottle Store. He was in the company of three other young men. At some... More