The accused was convicted following his plea of guilty to a charge of escaping from lawful custody in contravention of section 185 (1) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] (‘the criminal code’). The uncontested facts are that the accused, who was a serving prisoner at the Buffalo Range prison and correctional facility in Chiredzi, was assigned, under guard to collect some firewood in a nearby bushy area. That was on the 25th of February 2022. He then surreptitiously sneaked away unnoticed and made good his escape. His unearned liberty was however short-lived as he was... More
The matter started off as a murder trial. At the close of State case, parties conferred and agreed that the accused persons’ plea to culpable homicide be accepted. A statement of agreed facts outlining common cause aspects was compiled and presented before the court. Having established the genuiness of the plea of guilty to culpable homicide we retained a verdict of guilty to culpable homicide. We were then addressed in mitigation and aggravation by the respective counsels. More
The accused, aged 20 years is facing a charge of Murder as defined in S 47(1)(a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged by the state that on 4 May 2020 at Section 9, Tongogara Refugee Camp, Chipinge, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Dannymore Mutisi by stabbing him on the stomach with an okapi knife intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct might cause death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility resulting in injuries... More
The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in Section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification) and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. The brief allegations forming the basis of the charge being that on the 26th June 2018 at Mapinge Village, Mutema, Chipinge, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Patikai Madaro by stoning him and striking him several times on the head with a machete and a stone realising that there was a real risk or possibility that conduct might cause death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility resulting... More
The accused in this case pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder proffered by the State. It is alleged that on 14 October 2018 at Muyambo Homestead, Ukoto Village, Chief Musikavanhu, Chipinge, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Joel Muyambo by striking him on the head once with a log with an intention to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct might cause death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility.The accused was thus charged with murder as defined on s 47 1 (a) or... More
