The accused was arraigned before us charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] in that on 15 October 2018 and at Armstone B. Resettlement, Chief Tandi, Rusape, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Taurai Christopher Makarutse by assaulting him all over the body with sticks 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 real risk or possibility resulting from which... More
The accused persons are charged with murder as defined in Section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, (Chapter 9.23) (“the Act”). The allegations against them are that, at about 11 am of 12 December, 2021 and at Umzingwane River, Carmen Farm, in Esigodini, they unlawfully caused the death of one Lawrence Khumalo, the deceased, whom they assaulted with stones and wooden sticks at the back of his head. The allegations are, further, that, when they assaulted the deceased in the manner described, their intention was to kill the deceased or that they realized the existence of a... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder. It being alleged that on the 5th of June 2017 he assaulted the deceased Dubabantu Sibelo by stabbing him on the forehead with an okapi knife resulting in the deceased later dying on 17 June 2017 from the injuries sustained in the assault. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder but tendered a limited plea to a charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted the limited plea and the parties drew a statement of agreed facts which was tendered and marked Exhibit 1. More
The accused appeared before the Magistrates’ Court facing one count of contravening section 65 (a) the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9.23]. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was duly convicted. He was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment, with three years suspended for five years on conditions of good behaviour. More
The accused is appearing before this court charged with the crime of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on 21 February 2023 the accused caused the death of Andile Nkomo hereinafter called the deceased by strangling her on the neck with his hands, biting her on the face several times intending to kill her or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of the deceased and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More
This is an automatic review record brought in terms of s54 (2) of the Magistrate Court Act [Chapter, 7:10] after the trial court convicting the accused person of robbery as defined in s126(1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act[Chapter,9:23] in May 2022, was of the opinion that the appropriate sentence of eight to ten years in the circumstances of that case called for a sentence which exceeded his five-year ceiling jurisdiction. More
The two above named applicants are first and second accused persons in a criminal trial before me and two assessors on a charge of fraud as defined in s136 of the Criminal law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9.23]. The fraud charge emanates from the alleged use, by Blackdeck Livestock & Poultry (Pvt) Ltd (Blackdeck), of falsified documents as supporting documents, in a bid to secure a tender to supply 500 000 goats to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development for a Presidential Empowerment Scheme. The allegedly falsified documents, allegedly submitted with the bid for the purposes... More
The two accused persons are charged with the crime of murder in contravention of section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] in circumstances that would like be best described as “murder in the course of a robbery.”
The deceased was 39 at the time he met his death. He was a tenant at Block 80/2443 Mpopoma, Bulawayo. The first accused was 27 and resided at Block 24/809 Mpopoma, Bulawayo. Second accused was 29 years at the time of the murder. He resided at Block 80/2446 Mpopoma, Bulawayo. More
The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder it being alleged that on 16 December 2016 at Pfumai Village, Mutasa, the accused with actual intent or realising the real risk or possibility of death occurring stabbed Robert Masasa (“the deceased”) once on the left side of the chest thereby inflecting injuries from which the said Robert Masasa died. More
The accused was convicted on his own his plea of guilty of theft of two bulls. He stole the beasts on the 21st September 2004. He was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment of which 12 months imprisonment were suspended on appropriate conditions.
Section 12 of the Stock Theft Amendment Act 6 of 2004 which became law on the 27th August 2004 introduced a minimum mandatory sentence of 9 years imprisonment but not exceeding 25 years imprisonment. The section reads:
“12(1) Any person who is convicted of the theft of or attempted theft of any equine or bovine animal or receiving... More
The accused who was 28 years old at the time the deceased met his death, is facing a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].The accused resided at house number 30549 Entumbane Township, Bulawayo whilst the deceased resided at house number 30098/6 Entumbane, Bulawayo.
It was the state case that on 26 July 2013 at around 0300 hours, the accused was drinking beer with a friend at house number 30187/26 Entumbane, Bulawayo where one Erika Sigauke operated a Sheeben. The deceased was also at the same shebeen in... More
The accused, Mr. Mthulisi Tshuma, is appearing before this court charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) [Act Chapter 9:23] (Criminal Law Code). It being alleged that on 25 July 2021 he unlawfully caused the death of Leon Mnkandla (herein after referred to as the “deceased”) by striking him four times on the head with an axe intending to kill him or realising that there is a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of the deceased and continued to engage in that conduct despite... More
On 28 April 2005, the two accused persons were arraigned before the Magistrates Court sitting on circuit at Middle Save. They were charged with the theft of a bovine from the grazing area in Musapingura Village Chief Musikavanhu, Chipinge, which occurred on 20 April 2005. More
The accused is charged with the murder of a farmer, Charles Anderson, on the 2nd of June 2002 at Norfolk Farm, by shooting him in the head with an AK rifle. The accused denies shooting the deceased and states that it was his accomplice, Benedict Makumbe, who shot the deceased. More
This record of proceedings came before me on automatic review in terms of s 57 of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10].
At his trial, the accused who was charged with the offence of assault as defined in s 89(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Code) pleaded guilty to that crime. However, at the time that the trial magistrate was explaining the essential elements of the offence to him, it turned out that the accused’s explanation for the commission of the crime was that he was intoxicated at the time that he committed the... More
