The accused is facing a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations are that on 21 January 2019 and at Catsiba Farm Chipinge, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Kozanayi Musekeya by shooting him with a rifle intending to kill Kozanayi Musekeya 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 risk or possibility resulting in injuries from which Kozanayi Musekeya died. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on 29 July 2016 he assaulted the deceased Mqondisi Newton Mpofu resulting in his death. The following exhibits were tendered into the court record and they were duly marked:
1) the state summary
2) the defence outline
3) the accused person’s confirmed warned and cautioned statement
4) the post mortem report which gives the case of death as:
a) severe cerebral damage
b) skull bone fracture subdural hematoma
c) severe head trauma due to blunt force trauma.
5) affidavit by Dr N Chuma who certified the deceased dead... More
The accused person in this case is a juvenile aged 16. He was 15 at the time of the fateful incident. He faces a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9;23]. It was alleged that the accused resides at No. TC 6 Torwood, Redcliff in Kwekwe and is a pupil at Batanai High School at Redcliff. The deceased, Munyaradzi Guramatunhu was 21 years old at the time of his demise and resided at No K174, Torwood, Redcliff, and was not employed. More
The facts of this case are melo-dramatic. They are as follows;
On the 16th day of May 2016 at around 0900 hours the complainant’s herdboy penned off 25 herds of cattle to a grazing area in Zhulube, Filabusi. On the 30th day of May 2016, he discovered that six of the cattle were missing namely, 2 cows, 2 male calves, a heifer and an ox. Meanwhile the two accused persons connived and stole the complainant’s heifer at Theleka grazing lands. They tied its legs, covered it with a big plastic sack before loading it in accused two’s scotch-cart. More
The four accused persons face a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 5th day of February 2004, they assaulted deceased Kwamba Vurungi resulting in his death from the injuries sustained from that assault. More
The accused pleaded not guilty to 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 1 February 2018 and at Plot number 63, Nafaton Farm, Chipinge, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Nyashadzashe Maphosa by using unknown means and disposed the body which was later eaten by dogs intending to kill her 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 risk or possibility... More
The accused and deceased were husband and wife. In a domestic violence related matter the deceased lost her life due to physical abuse at the hands of her husband the accused. The accused was arraigned before this court on a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
