In this case a misunderstanding over desire to get beer on credit degenerated into a fight which culminated in the loss of life of the deceased one Shadreck Mashava. 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]. It is alleged by the state that on 1 March 2017 at around 16:30 hours and at Hlinzana Village Chagonda, Chief Mapungwana, Chipinge the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a risk or possibility that his conduct might cause... More
The accused was charged with murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged by the State that on 10 January 2017 and at Tsungwesi Business Centre, Odzi, the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising the real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause death and continuing to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility stabbed Trymore Chivandire with a knife thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Trymore Chivandire died. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and proffered a defence of... More
The two accused appeared before the court facing a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is the State’s contention that on 2 February 2017 and at Chikwangura Homestead, Kusena Village, Chief Marange, the accused persons one or both of them unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that their conducts may cause death and continued to engage in their conduct despite the risk or possibility, shot Blessing Chikwangura four times on the shoulder and once on the... More
The accused, who was the deceased’s husband faced a charge of her murder. The accused’s wife went to fetch water from the well and never returned. She had instead been found strangled to death a few hours later that day. She was a mother of two at the time to a one year old and a six week old baby. The case against him was based wholly on the tally of cumulative circumstantial evidence. More
The accused faced a charge of murder arising from the death of a policeman he was said to have run over at a police stop with his commuter omnibus registration ABZ 2324 on the 2nd of October 2016. More
The proceedings in this matter were placed before me on automatic review in term of s 57 (1) (a) of the Magistrates Court Act, [Chapter 7:10]. On reading through the record of proceedings I reached the conclusion that the sentence imposed by the court a quo was in all the circumstances of the case so disturbingly and shockingly excessive as not to accord with real and substantial justice and that to leave it extant would result in a miscarriage of justice. I determined that the sentence merited that the court should exercise its powers given in s 29 (2) (b)... More
Both accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The state alleges that on 29 December 2017 and at Jambaya Store, Chief Muusha the accused persons did each or one or more of them unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising the real risk or possibility that their conduct may cause death and continuing to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility struck Moses Gwenzi with a log and machete all over the body thereby inflicting injuries from which the said... More
