The accused is facing a charge of murder, as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. He pleaded guilty but it being a murder charge, a plea of not guilty was entered. More
The accused is arraigned on charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. The now deceased Rosemary Munodzana was the accused’s estranged wife and they had three children together. More
The accused appears in this court facing one count of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The accused pleads not guilty to the charge. He tenders a plea of guilty with respect to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The state accepts the limited plea.
In a statement of agreed facts the state and defence outline the events surrounding the commission of this offence. On the 7th of April 2021 and at around 17:00 hours the accused person was in the company of the deceased, Mercedes Sibelo and Never... More
This criminal review raises the question of the competency of treating the offences of negligent driving and driving without a drivers’ licence as one for the purposes of sentence.
The accused was arraigned before a magistrate facing one count of driving a motor vehicle negligently in contravention of section 52 (2) (a) of the Road Traffic Act (Chapter 13:11) and a second count of driving a motor vehicle without a valid licence in violation of section 6 (1) (a) of the same Act. The accused was convicted on his own plea of guilty and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of... More
The three accused appeared before us on a charge of murder to which they pleaded not guilty.
The state alleges that on 27 February 2022 at around 0100 hours the three accused, Courage and the now deceased were at Nemangwe Business Centre. A misunderstanding ensued between accused 3 and the now deceased after accused 3 accused the now deceased of stealing an empty beer bottle. The now deceased struck the accused once on the head with an empty bottle. Accused 3 sought assistance from accused 1, 2 and one Courage and acting in concert they attacked the now deceased. They... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 28th of June 2019 he assaulted the deceased Larry Sibanda with a stone on the head causing his death. More
The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 15th of February 2016 and at a field in Nkanyiso Village, Lupane, he assaulted the deceased Hoko Bhitsho Ngwenya thrice on the head with a knobkerrie resulting in his death. The accused denies the charge. The following were tendered into the court record;
- the state summary
- the defence outline
- the post mortem report
- the knobkerrie allegedly used
- accused’s medical book extract More
You appear before us on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. You pleaded not guilty to the charge but tendered a plea of guilty to the lesser offence of culpable homicide. The state accepted the limited plea. More
The accused person in this matter was convicted of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances as defined in section 131 (1) (2) (e) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23 in that on the 14th of October 2020 at around 23:00 hours the accused broke into a storeroom at Chabeta Primary School, in Zezani, Beitbridge and stole 2 bags of cement.
The facts of the matter are that on the 14th of October 2020 at around 23:00 hours the accused person proceeded to Chabeta Primary School and stole 2 bags of cement from the storeroom. He then put... More
The accused was arraigned before this Court on 11 June 2020 on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal law [Codification and Reform] Act Chapter 9:23. It being alleged that on the 22nd May 2019, and at an unknown place, the accused person assaulted Sisasenkosi Sibanda with open hands, clenched fists, waist leather belt and an unknown instrument on the head and all over the body intending to kill Sisasenkosi Sibanda or realising that there is a risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of Sisasenkosi Sibanda, he continued to engage in... More
This review is at the instance of the scrutinising Regional Magistrate. The accused appeared before the magistrates’ court sitting at Gweru, in the Midlands Province. He was charged with the crime of contravening s 3(1)(a) as read with s 4(1) of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16]. It being alleged that on 2 February 2023 the accused committed physical abuse upon the complainant, his wife by strangling her and kicking her all over the body with a wooden log three times on the right arm and three times on the right leg. The accused pleaded guilty and was duly convicted.... More
The accused was arrested and the Magistrate ordered that he be examined by two doctors in terms of s26 of the Mental Health Act. He was found to be mentally challenged. The background as set out by the psychiatric nurse Christopher Njanjeni is that the accused was not well since 2004. He received treatment for mental illness. His deceased father would accompany him for medical treatment. The accused would experience visual and auditory hallucinations. He later defaulted treatment. His deceased father took him for treatment at some church where a prophet assisted him. At this stage he had stopped taking... More
The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 21st of July 2019, he assaulted deceased Samon Mpala with clenched fists causing his death. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder and tendered a limited plea to culpable homicide. The state accepted this limited plea and the parties drew a statement of agreed facts that was tendered and marked exhibit 1. It reads as follows: More
The 3 accused appeared before the court charged with murder, as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. Accused 1 and 2 tendered limited pleas of guilty to culpable homicide which were not accepted by the state whilst accused 3 tendered a plea of not guilty. More
