The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 31st of January 2021 and in the accused’s bedroom at Nkayi District Hospital quarters in Nkayi, he unlawfully caused the death of Letwin Gotido by pouring methylated spirit on Letwin Gotido’s clothes and then lit a match and set her on fire thereby causing her death later on the 8th of March 2021 at Mpilo Central Hospital More
The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 9th of October 2021 at Fanwell Dube’s homestead, he unlawfully caused the death of Fanwell Dube by striking him several times with a log on the head intending to kill him and thereby causing his death. Accused denies the charge but instead pleads guilty to culpable homicide. More
MAKONESE J: On the 1st of June 2019 the accused arrived at Silver Sands Lodge, Bulawayo around 20:00 hours. He was in the company of a male adult. Accused booked room 19 for one night. Accused did not immediately take occupation of the room. He proceeded to a strip club in the city where he met the deceased Patience Ndlovu. Accused procured the services of the deceased, a sex worker. The two were sexually intimate in the club before they left for Silver Sands Lodge. Accused bought a 750ml bottle of Vodka with ice and drinks before proceeding to the... More
The accused is charged with murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. He pleaded not guilty.
The state’s case is that on 21st December 2021 the now deceased, who was the accused’s step-son, came home drunk at around 3a.m and started insulting the accused. The now deceased’s mother intervened and succeeded in diffusing the situation. Later that day at around 1400 hours the now deceased and the accused picked up from where they had left off with the earlier misunderstanding. The accused took a rope, tied the now deceased’s hands... More
The accused was charged with 2 counts of robbery when he appeared in the Chegutu Magistrates Court it being alleged in the first count that on 24 January 2021 at Jack Farm Selous he unlawfully and intentionally used violence upon Ngoni Jakata by assaulting him with a whip, open hand and booted feet all over his body in order to induce fear in the said Ngoni Jakata who had lawful custody of the property and stole ZW$400 bond notes US$11 and 40kg maize and went away and count 2 on 24 January 2021 and at Jack Farm Selous the accused... More
The accused was charged with murder of his grandmother, Vhareta Deza, who died on the 19th of September 2016. The fatal assault is said to have been committed by the accused when he was a juvenile. He did not have a birth certificate at the time. According to the probation officer’s report the accused was born in 2001. He dropped out of school due to his parent’s inability to pay fees. He would therefore have been 15 at the time he committed the offence. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder. More
This case illustrates how gruesome crimes of passion can become. The accusedwas indicted before the High Court facing a charge of murder as defined in s47 (1) (b) of the Cl Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9.23]. More
