In this case a misunderstanding over desire to get beer on credit degenerated into a fight which culminated in the loss of life of the deceased one Shadreck Mashava. The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged by the state that on 1 March 2017 at around 16:30 hours and at Hlinzana Village Chagonda, Chief Mapungwana, Chipinge the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a risk or possibility that his conduct might cause... More
The accused was charged with murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged by the State that on 10 January 2017 and at Tsungwesi Business Centre, Odzi, the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising the real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause death and continuing to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility stabbed Trymore Chivandire with a knife thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Trymore Chivandire died. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and proffered a defence of... More
The accused was initially charged with murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged that on 26 February 2018 and at Mangatu Village, Chief Marange, Mutare the accused unlawfully caused the death of Tafadzwa Kahwema by assaulting him several times all over the body and hitting his head against the wall intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that the conduct might cause death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility thereby causing severe head injuries from... More
The two accused appeared before the court facing a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is the State’s contention that on 2 February 2017 and at Chikwangura Homestead, Kusena Village, Chief Marange, the accused persons one or both of them unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that their conducts may cause death and continued to engage in their conduct despite the risk or possibility, shot Blessing Chikwangura four times on the shoulder and once on the... More
In this case the accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] in which it is alleged that on 11 September 2018 at Gumtree Shop, Chitakatira Village, Chief Zimunya, Mutare the accused with intent to kill, stabbed the deceased with a knife once on the right side of the neck thereby inflicting injuries from which deceased bled profusely and succumbed to death due to massive haemorrhage. The post mortem report prepared by Dr Forgiveness Chitungo concluded the cause of death... More
