The accused stands accused of committing a heinous crime of murder. A crime so brutal that it has left the family of Moreblessing Ali shattered and the community of Nyatsime in shock. More
This is a review matter emanating from the Magistrate Court which has been referred to this court in terms of S57 of the Magistrates Court Act. The accused persons were charged with three (3) counts of stock theft as defined in s114(2)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and two (2) counts of theft as defined in terms of Section 113(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (hereinafter referred to as (“the Act”).
Both accused persons pleaded “Not guilty “to the charges but were both convicted. The 1st accused was convicted of... More
The accused is facing a murder charge as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Before trial commenced the court ordered a mental examination of the accused by two medical doctors in terms of the Mental Health Act after it had been submitted that the accused had a history of mental illness. More
According to the State case, on 2 November 2021 at about 2300 hours, the accused persons approached the deceased one Melody Makaramba with fake gold. The deceased was a known gold smelter and gold buyer in this community of Etna 148 Mine, Kadoma. He would religiously attend to any person anytime. Thus, the accused persons could approach him as late as 2300hrs.When the deceased opened the door to attend to them, the accused pretended to give him gold, they immediately attacked the deceased and strangled him with a wire, and hit him with an iron pestle. The 1st accused stabbed... More
The accused appeared before the Provincial Magistrate sitting at Marondera facing a charge for contravening section 27 (d) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 10:09 (the Act), that is, unlawfully discharging a firearm in or upon a public place. He was convicted on his own plea of guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of US$100 failure of which to undergo imprisonment for a period of 6 months. More
The accused is facing one count of murder in contravention of s 47
(1)(a) and two counts of attempted murder in contravention s189 as read with section 47 (1) of the Criminal Code respectively. She was jointly charged with one Faison Tomu ‘Faison’ who has since absconded. This judgment therefore relates to the accused only. More
Judging by the number of femicide cases that this court is dealing with, one can justifiably conclude that the fight against gender-based violence is far from over. This is one of the numerous cases in which a woman lost her life at the hands of her husband whose egotism can best be described as beyond measure. The accused a 51 year old man faces a murder charge as defined under s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations by the state are that on 12 April 2021 at Mandimu Village Chief Musana Shamva the... More
