The accused faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 17th of November 2016, at Ross Common Estate, Chimanimani, he, with actual intent or realizing the real risk or possibility of death, struck Bigboy Matsangaise with an iron bar on the head, face and body thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Bigboy Matsangaise died. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. More
“Much ado about nothing.”; “Storm in a tea cup.” One cannot find a better phrase to aptly describe the comedy of errors displayed by the National Prosecuting Authority and in particular its Acting Prosecutor General. An important and serious case involving a high ranking Government and Constitutional appointee in the stead of the Prosecutor General who is the head of the National Prosecuting Authority, albeit on suspension, was reduced to a huge fuss over a trifle. Incidentally William Shakespeare, the great English poet, play-writer and actor was the author of both comedies “Much ado about nothing” and “Comedy of errors.”... More
The two accused are cousins in that their mothers are sisters. The deceased, Siyahamba Mukukuzi, (“the deceased”) was the elder brother of the second accused and a cousin to 1st accused. Their father had seven wives when he passed on. At the centre of this tragedy is their father’s youngest wife, Juliet Mukeketi. The events leading to the death of the deceased are not in dispute. The two accused were charged with the murder of their brother, Siyahamba Makakazi the deceased More
The accused faces a charge of murder arising from the death of Marambeni Sithole an old woman at Shekwa Village Chief Musikavanhu, Chipinge on 26 June 2015. More
The accused Madalitso Ranchi, a male adult, was charged with murder in that on the 25th of July 2015 at B 37 Beatrice Location, Beatrice he had unlawfully and with intent to kill murdered his wife Pamela Muzondo, or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that death might result, had struck the deceased with an unknown object thereby causing injuries from which the said Pamela Muzondo died. The accused pleaded not guilty. The essence of his defence was that he never intended to kill the deceased, but had lost control after finding her with a lover. More
The record of proceedings in this matter was placed before me together with the correspondence between the trial magistrate and the learned scrutinising Regional Magistrate. In his letter addressed to the Registrar of this court the learned scrutinising magistrate raises two critical issues. The first issue is the clear failure by the trial magistrate to advert to the provisions of s 64 (3) of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11] and demonstrate a full appreciation of its implication. More
The accused faces a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged that on 6 January 2017, at Utseya Village, chief Mushayavanhu, Chimanimani, he, with actual intent or realizing the real risk or possibility of death, struck Enia Maronga with a pestle multiple times on the head thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Enia Maronga died. He pleaded not guilty. More
