On the 24th April 2018 at around 20:40 hours the deceased was eating sadza at Mai Sam’s Kitchen, Bigman, York Business Centre, Mberengwa. The accused and the deceased had a misunderstanding at the kitchen. The accused left the scene. The accused proceeded to Deo Shop. The deceased followed and caught up with the accused at Deo Shop. A further misunderstanding soon occurred involving the accused and the deceased. The deceased assaulted the accused with clenched fists. The accused fell down, got up and left Deo Shop heading towards Deo Night Club. After the accused had left, the deceased pursued the... More
MAKONESE J: On the 1st of June 2019 the accused arrived at Silver Sands Lodge, Bulawayo around 20:00 hours. He was in the company of a male adult. Accused booked room 19 for one night. Accused did not immediately take occupation of the room. He proceeded to a strip club in the city where he met the deceased Patience Ndlovu. Accused procured the services of the deceased, a sex worker. The two were sexually intimate in the club before they left for Silver Sands Lodge. Accused bought a 750ml bottle of Vodka with ice and drinks before proceeding to the... More
This was a very protracted trial which commenced on 22 July, 2019 and the defence witness only testified on 16 July 2020, 2020 after which judgment was postponed to today 18th September, 2020. During course of the trial,a trial within a trial was held for the determination of the admission of a warned and cautioned statement and the accompanying video, now exhibits 5(a) and (b) which culminated in a judgment HMA 56/19 delivered on 15 November 2019. We now incorporate this judgment in this final judgment to avoid repetition of some of the issues. More
The accused is charged with murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. He pleaded not guilty.
The state’s case is that on 21st December 2021 the now deceased, who was the accused’s step-son, came home drunk at around 3a.m and started insulting the accused. The now deceased’s mother intervened and succeeded in diffusing the situation. Later that day at around 1400 hours the now deceased and the accused picked up from where they had left off with the earlier misunderstanding. The accused took a rope, tied the now deceased’s hands... More
MAKONESE J: The accused was aged 50 yearsat the time of the commission of the offence. Thedeceased was aged 3 years at the time he met his death. The accused appears in this court facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47(1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The accused admits committing the murder but alleges that she lacked the requisite mental capacity to commit the offence by reason of insanity. The state and defence have filed a statement of agreed facts narrating the events leading to the murder. On 20th June 2019 and at... More
This matter was placed before me by the Registrar on automatic review.
The accused, a 29 year old single mother of 3 minor children appeared before a Magistrate at Western Commonage facing a charge of contravening section 7(1) of the Children’s Act (Chapter 5:06) “Ill treatment or neglect of children and young person”. She pleaded guilty and was sentence to 36 months imprisonment of which 6 months imprisonment was suspended for five years on condition that accused does not within that period commit any offence involving ill treatment or neglect of a child and for upon conviction will be sentenced... More
Laye Fode Kaba (the deceased) was a Guinea National who was residing in Mozambique but would frequent Zimbabwe to illegally deal in diamonds from Chiadzwa area. He was known to both accused and it is clear from the evidence led and accepted by the court that the deceased was very close to the accused persons whom he relied upon as his agents in the lucrative illegal diamond business. More
: Abel Hungwe (the offender) was arraigned before the court of a magistrate at Mvuma on charge of theft as defined in section 113(1)(a)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the CODE”). He had, on the 12 November 2024, stolen various items which belonged to Gloria Karavhina. He pleaded guilty to that charge and was duly convicted. My view is that the conviction was proper. I therefore confirm it as being in accordance with real and substantial justice. More
The six accused persons are charged with treason as defined in s 20 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23], alternatively contravening s 30 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23] that is to say, causing disaffection among the Police Force or Defence Force. More
The accused who was aged 20 at the time of the allegations was arraigned before the 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]. The allegations are that on 20 September 2019 and at New Stands, Destiny 2, Lot 1, Dora Farm, Dangamvura, Mutare the accused person unlawfully caused the death of Tambudzai Mashayamombe by assaulting her on the head with fists or some unknown object intending to kill her or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct... More
The accused was charged with 2 counts of robbery when he appeared in the Chegutu Magistrates Court it being alleged in the first count that on 24 January 2021 at Jack Farm Selous he unlawfully and intentionally used violence upon Ngoni Jakata by assaulting him with a whip, open hand and booted feet all over his body in order to induce fear in the said Ngoni Jakata who had lawful custody of the property and stole ZW$400 bond notes US$11 and 40kg maize and went away and count 2 on 24 January 2021 and at Jack Farm Selous the accused... More
The accused a 41-year-old woman gave birth to a male child on the 23rd of November 2024. On delivery she left the child unwrapped with the result that the child died from exposure to the weather conditions. When the child died accused threw the dead body into a Blair toilet pit. The child’s dead body was retrieved from the Blair toilet after some days and the post-mortem indicated that the cause of death was indeterminate. The Accused person was then charged with contravening Section 48 of the Criminal Laws (Codification And Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] to which she pleaded guilty... More
The accused person is 20 years old. He pleaded guilty to two counts of having sexual intercourse with his 15 year old girlfriend in contravention of s 70(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. The trial magistrate treated both counts as one for sentence and sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment 2 of which were suspended for 5 years on condition of good behaviour. More
