The accused was facing a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. He pleaded not guilty but tendered a limited plea to culpable homicide as defined in section 49 of the Criminal Law Code. The state accepted the limited plea. The agreed facts upon which the limited plea acceptance was premised are that on 8 November 2022 at around 1600 hours the deceased who was drunk went to Mahobo Business Centre Lupane and proceeded to Ntuthuko Store where accused was employed. The deceased insulted the accused by his mother’s... More
The state allegations are that on 10 September 2022 the deceased’s husband left the farm where they resided at Plot 3 Kennelys Nyamandlovu. On 11 September 2022 the accused who was employed at the deceased’s farm made a report to the neighbours that they had been attacked by robbers. The neighbours rushed to the deceased’s home and discovered the deceased’s body lying lifeless on the floor in a pool of blood. In his defence the accused did not dispute assaulting the deceased using a knobkerrie. He also did not deny lying to the neighbours about a robbery. He however explained... More
The accused person was convicted by this court of the crime of murder in contravention of s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23) on 25 January 2017. This court having found that the murder was committed in aggravating circumstances of robbery and unlawful entry into a dwelling house, it imposed the penalty of death. More
The accused appears in this court facing one count of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The accused pleads not guilty to the charge. He tenders a plea of guilty with respect to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The state accepts the limited plea.
In a statement of agreed facts the state and defence outline the events surrounding the commission of this offence. On the 7th of April 2021 and at around 17:00 hours the accused person was in the company of the deceased, Mercedes Sibelo and Never... More
This review is at the instance of the scrutinising Regional Magistrate. The accused appeared before the magistrates’ court sitting at Gweru, in the Midlands Province. He was charged with the crime of contravening s 3(1)(a) as read with s 4(1) of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16]. It being alleged that on 2 February 2023 the accused committed physical abuse upon the complainant, his wife by strangling her and kicking her all over the body with a wooden log three times on the right arm and three times on the right leg. The accused pleaded guilty and was duly convicted.... More
The accused was arrested and the Magistrate ordered that he be examined by two doctors in terms of s26 of the Mental Health Act. He was found to be mentally challenged. The background as set out by the psychiatric nurse Christopher Njanjeni is that the accused was not well since 2004. He received treatment for mental illness. His deceased father would accompany him for medical treatment. The accused would experience visual and auditory hallucinations. He later defaulted treatment. His deceased father took him for treatment at some church where a prophet assisted him. At this stage he had stopped taking... More
The 3 accused appeared before the court charged with murder, as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. Accused 1 and 2 tendered limited pleas of guilty to culpable homicide which were not accepted by the state whilst accused 3 tendered a plea of not guilty. More
