The two accused persons are facing a charge of murder. They deny the charge.
The state’s allegations were that the two accused were 33 and 28 years old respectively at the time of the murder. The deceased resided at number 20/633Mpopoma, Bulawayo and was 65 at the time he met his death.
On 5 June 2016 in the morning, the deceased went to work his sugarcane and vegetable garden at Steeldale industries in Bulawayo. He was putting on a pair of jean trousers, a brown T-shirt, brown safety shoes, black and a white jacket inscribed with the letter “J” at... More
Accused faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 7th of July 2019, he assaulted the deceased Mbonisi Nkomo by stabbing him with a hacksaw blade and thereby causing his death. Accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder but offered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted the limited plea and the parties drew a state of agreed facts that was tendered and marked exhibit 1. It reads as follows: More
: This is an application for a discharge in terms of the provisions of section 198(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. At the close of the evidence for the prosecution, defence counsel applied for the discharge of the accused. The discharge was sought on the basis that at the closure of the State’s case there was no evidence against the accused person which required a reply from him. In terms of section 198(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, [Chapter 9:07], the court shall return a verdict of not guilty if at the close of... More
On the 24th April 2018 at around 20:40 hours the deceased was eating sadza at Mai Sam’s Kitchen, Bigman, York Business Centre, Mberengwa. The accused and the deceased had a misunderstanding at the kitchen. The accused left the scene. The accused proceeded to Deo Shop. The deceased followed and caught up with the accused at Deo Shop. A further misunderstanding soon occurred involving the accused and the deceased. The deceased assaulted the accused with clenched fists. The accused fell down, got up and left Deo Shop heading towards Deo Night Club. After the accused had left, the deceased pursued the... More
This was a very protracted trial which commenced on 22 July, 2019 and the defence witness only testified on 16 July 2020, 2020 after which judgment was postponed to today 18th September, 2020. During course of the trial,a trial within a trial was held for the determination of the admission of a warned and cautioned statement and the accompanying video, now exhibits 5(a) and (b) which culminated in a judgment HMA 56/19 delivered on 15 November 2019. We now incorporate this judgment in this final judgment to avoid repetition of some of the issues. More
The accused who was aged 20 at the time of the allegations was arraigned before the court on a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations are that on 20 September 2019 and at New Stands, Destiny 2, Lot 1, Dora Farm, Dangamvura, Mutare the accused person unlawfully caused the death of Tambudzai Mashayamombe by assaulting her on the head with fists or some unknown object intending to kill her or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct... More
