The accused has been arraigned in this court on a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:22). Accused pleads not guilty to the charge of murder. Accused tenders a plea of guilty with respect to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The State accepts the limited plea.
A statement of agreed facts has been tendered into the record by the State. The brief facts surrounding the circumstances of this offence are that on the 24th day of December 2020 at around 20:00 hours the accused arrived at his... More
The above record was referred to the Registrar for placement before a judge following a query raised by the scrutinizing magistrate on the impropriety of how the trial magistrate formulated the sentence imposed on the accused following the accused’s conviction. More
The 70 year old accused appeared in this court facing a charge ofmurder in contravention of section 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The state alleges that on the 28th of March 2018 and at Block 66/2038 Mpopoma, Bulawayo, the accused struck Denis Frank Sibanda all over his body with a plank several times intending to cause his death or realising that his conduct may cause the death of the deceased. The accused pleads not guilty to the charge ad tenders a plea of guilty with respect to the lessor offence of culpable... More
The 2 accused persons face 2 counts of murder, it being alleged that on the 16th of April 2018 both accused persons assaulted Dumenkosini Mankebe Sibanda and Andile Ncube on the same date but at different places and at different times resulting in the death of the 2 deceased persons. More
The facts of this matter make some very sad reading. The accused was charged with murder in contravention of section 47 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act for the murder of 86 year old Chilemba Mudenda by striking him with an axe once on the neck intending to kill him or realising a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of the said Chilemba Mudenda but nonetheless continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility.
The accused was further charged with attempted murder as defined in section 189 as read with... More
On the 5th of July 2022 the now deceased’s 11 year old sister advised that the now deceased had lost his pen. The now deceased admitted as much. The accused then told the now deceased to look for a switch which the accused then used to assault him several times until the switch broke. The switch was 60 cm long, 3 cm in diameter and 0,020 kg in weight. The deceased bled as a result of the assault and the accused took him to a clinic when his condition deteriorated. He was then transferred to St Luke’s hospital where he... More
The accused are facing a charge of murder, as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. Accused 1 tendered a plea of guilty and it being a murder charge, a plea of not guilty was entered. Accused 2 tendered a plea of not guilty.
The state alleges that on 23rd December 2020 the deceased and one Alexander Sibanda left their homesteads at around 0800 hours and passed by Matshetshe Business Centre en route to a party. At the business centre they consumed some alcohol and the 2 accused were also present and... More
The four accused persons are charged with theft in that on a date unknown to the prosecutor and during the period from 25 May 2018 to 15 August 2018 and at Zimbabwe Republic Police Plumtree, the accused persons one or all of them took property namely 28,5kg of gold knowing that Zimbabwe Republic Police Plumtree the lawful custodian is entitled to possess or control the said property or realizing that there is a real risk or possibility that ZRP may be so entitled and intending to deprive ZRP permanently of possession and control, or realizing that there is a real... More
MABHIKWA J: The accused is charged with the crime of murder in terms of the Criminal Code, it being alleged that he intentionally or realising the real risk of death ensuing, killed his wife Winnet Nyika on 12 February 2019. The accused has pleaded not guilty to the murder but has pleaded guilty to culpable homicide.
The agreed statement of facts filed by the state and the defence reveals that the couple quarreled over a text message that went into the deceased’s cellphone. The accused then suspected the deceased of infidelity. A misunderstanding ensued followed by a fight. In the... More
In the absence of background facts of this case the circumstances of this case were rather bizzare or weird. It was only during the course of the trial that it became sensible as to why the event of this day occurred in the manner which unfolded. More
The accused was aged 38 years at the time of the commission of the offence. The deceased who was employed as a maid by the accused was aged 50 years at the time of her demise. The accused appears in this court facing a charge of murder in contravention section 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). It being alleged that on 11th February 2018 and at house number 284 Emganwini West, Bulawayo, the accused attacked the deceased with a plank several times all over her body intending to cause her death or realising... More
The accused persons were indicted for trial on a charge of criminal abuse of duty as public officers as defined in s 174(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Law Code”) More
1. This is an application by the second, third and fourth accused persons for their discharge at the close of the case for the prosecution.
2. The criterion for a discharge at the close of the state case, in the words of s 198 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07], is that:
“if at the close of the case for the prosecution the court considers that there is no evidence that the accused committed the offence charged in the indictment, summons or charge, or any other offence of which he might be convicted thereon, it shall... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 8th of August 2020 at Golide Homestead Village 3, Springs Farm, Bulawayo he unlawfully caused the death of NokwandaDube by hitting her several timeswith a black piece of hosepipe all over her body. The accused denies the charge but tendered a lenient plea of culpable. The following exhibits were tendered into the court record and they were all duly marked. More
