The accused was charged with murder of his grandmother, Vhareta Deza, who died on the 19th of September 2016. The fatal assault is said to have been committed by the accused when he was a juvenile. He did not have a birth certificate at the time. According to the probation officer’s report the accused was born in 2001. He dropped out of school due to his parent’s inability to pay fees. He would therefore have been 15 at the time he committed the offence. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder. More
The accused person has been convicted of murder with constructive intent of the deceased Viola Chitsinde, a woman with whom he had two minor children and used to stay with as his second ‘wife’, through assaults and strangulation using an electric iron power cable. The offence took place on the 28th of October 2024, at Tegwede Shop, Masiyarwa Business Centre, Zvimba. The deceased who was visibly pregnant had demanded some cash for a scan through one of the police officers at Kutama Police station who in turn had called the accused. The deceased ended up at the accused’s shop residence... More
The accused was arraigned before this court facing a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The brief allegations are that the accused struck the deceased his mother with a stone on 9 March 2018 at Matereke Village Chief Zimunya, Arda Odzi. It is the state’s contention that when accused struck his mother Constance Muchadei he intended to kill her or realised 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... More
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], (“the Criminal Law Code”). More
On 31 October 2019 at Chawa Village, Chief Makoni, Maparura, Mayo the deceased a 2 month old baby lost its life due to poison ingestion. It is alleged that on 31 October 2019 the accused unlawfully caused the death of Panashe Dengwani by administering diazon pesticide into his mouth with a syringe intending to kill him or realising that there was an 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 from which the said Panashe Dengwani died. The accused pleaded not guilty to... More
The appellant was charged with rape as defined in s.65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted after a trial. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment of which 6 years was suspended for 5 years on condition of future good conduct. More
The accused stands convicted on his own plea of guilty to a charge of culpable homicide committed under the most disturbing bizarre circumstances. The brief undisputed facts are thatsometime in 2009 the deceased rapedand infected the accused’s wife with the deadly aids virus. She in turn infected her husband and their newly born baby. More
This is a case in which the accused is charged with murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] hereafter referred to as the criminal code. The state alleges that at Makweza Village, Chipinge, on 16 October 2017 the accused unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of Charles Khosa by stabbing him with a single scissors blade in the neck intending to kill him and realising that there was real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause death but continued to engage in that conduct notwithstanding. More
This case illustrates how gruesome crimes of passion can become. The accusedwas indicted before the High Court facing a charge of murder as defined in s47 (1) (b) of the Cl Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9.23]. More
The accused person was arraigned before a magistrate at Harare facing 2 counts of fraud in breach of s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23], one count of using a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent in violation of s 57(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act [Cap 13:11] and one count of theft of trust property in violation of s 113(2)(d) of [Cap 9:23]. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges. More
This is an application by the accused for discharge at the close of the State’s case in terms of s 198(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07). The application relates to the charges in counts 2 and 3 and the alternatives and also to counts 4,5, 6 and 7. The accused pleaded guilty to, and was convicted of the charge in count 1, a contravention of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01] on which he is still to be sentenced. More
The accused pleaded guilty to two counts of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the criminal law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] hereinafter referred as criminal Code. The state alleges that on 8 September 2018 and at Rori Village, Headman Samanga, Chief Mutasa, Honde Valley the accused person unlawfully caused the death of Regina Chibate and Walter Nyagano intending to kill them or realising that there was a possibility that his conduct might cause their death and continued to engaged in that conduct despite the risk or possibility by striking the two deceased persons on their heads... More
The accused person Cliff Churu was arrested and arraigned for the murder of his colleague and house mate Richmore Gomo. A statement of agreed facts was tendered as the counsels from both sides had plea bargained for a lesser charge of culpable homicide. The court found it proper as firstly the State is dominus litus in the sense that if its evidence cannot sustain a conviction in the main charge a plea-bargaining route may be the best course of action. More
This matter was placed before me on automatic review in terms of s 57 of the Magistrate Court Act [Chapter 7:10] as the unrepresented accused had been sentenced to a period in excess of twelve months imprisonment. More
On 1 November 2010 the accused and the deceased were drinking traditional beer at one Jestina Mutasa’s homestead at Munhungeyi Village, Chief Nhema, Zaka. The two had a misunderstanding which led the accused to fatally stab the deceased on the right side of the chest with an okhapi knife. More
