The accused appeared before the court charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations were that on 26 December 2018, the accused acting with intent to kill or realizing that his conduct might result in death assaulted Stella Karidza at Tsiga village Chief Marinda, Maramba with a switch all over the body thereby causing injuries which resulted in the death of the said Stella Karidza. When the charge was put to the accused, he replied that although he admitted the charge, he did not intend... More
The accused appeared before us charged with murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. They all tendered pleas of not guilty. Whilst the record shows that 2 assessors sat, I must point out at this juncture that one of the assessors, Mrs. Moyo, resigned after accused 2 had closed his case. The trial thereafter proceeded with one assessor with the state and defence counsel’s consent as per section 8(1) of the High Court Act, Chapter 7:06. More
The accused is a 68-year-old female first offender. She is married and has 6 children. She has two grandchildren that she stays with. She pleaded guilty to driving a private motor vehicle without a licence in contravention of s 6 (1) of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11]. She also pleaded guilty to culpable homicide as defined in s 49 (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] as read with s 64 (3) of the Road Traffic Act. More
This matter came before me on automatic review on 19 December 2019 and I returned it for typing as I had difficulties reading the magistrate’s hand. On 2 October 2020 the record was returned still not typed and I requested that it be typed and so I returned it to the magistrate court. More
The determination of this murder turned on nothing but the facts.
Killian Tagarira (herein after “the accused”), appeared before this court facing a charge of Murder in terms of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). The allegations against him were that on 8 November 2019, he struck Bernard Shonhai Majaji (herein after the “deceased”), with an axe several times on the head causing injuries from which the deceased met his quietus. More
: This is a case of fratricide. The accused is Kudzanayi Luvin Mandeya. He is aged 21 years. He stands charged of the murder of his young brother Luwi Mandeya (hereinafter called the “the deceased”). The deceased was aged 15years at the time of his death. The details of the charge were that, on 15 March, 2019, at Mapfumo Village, Chikwaka Juru, the accused unlawfully assaulted the deceased with a log several times on the head intending to kill the deceased or if not acting with intent to kill, the accused acted with a realization of the real risk of... More
