The accused has been arraigned in this court on a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:22). Accused pleads not guilty to the charge of murder. Accused tenders a plea of guilty with respect to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The State accepts the limited plea.
A statement of agreed facts has been tendered into the record by the State. The brief facts surrounding the circumstances of this offence are that on the 24th day of December 2020 at around 20:00 hours the accused arrived at his... More
On the 5th of July 2022 the now deceased’s 11 year old sister advised that the now deceased had lost his pen. The now deceased admitted as much. The accused then told the now deceased to look for a switch which the accused then used to assault him several times until the switch broke. The switch was 60 cm long, 3 cm in diameter and 0,020 kg in weight. The deceased bled as a result of the assault and the accused took him to a clinic when his condition deteriorated. He was then transferred to St Luke’s hospital where he... More
The four accused persons are charged with theft in that on a date unknown to the prosecutor and during the period from 25 May 2018 to 15 August 2018 and at Zimbabwe Republic Police Plumtree, the accused persons one or all of them took property namely 28,5kg of gold knowing that Zimbabwe Republic Police Plumtree the lawful custodian is entitled to possess or control the said property or realizing that there is a real risk or possibility that ZRP may be so entitled and intending to deprive ZRP permanently of possession and control, or realizing that there is a real... More
Accused appears in this court facing a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The state alleges that during the period between the 24th and the 27th March 2020 at Plot 38 Central Estates, Mvuma, the accused unlawfully and intentionally killed Trust Munnhuwei (deceased) by striking him twice on the head with an axe, intending to cause his death or realizing that his conduct could cause the death of the deceased. More
This is a review matter that came before me in terms of s 57(1) of the Magistrates’ Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. The accused was charged with the crime of rape as defined in section 65(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was convicted and sentenced to twenty (20) years imprisonment of which two (2) years were suspended for five (5) on condition of good behaviour. More
Accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 17th of February 2020, the accused person unlawfully caused the death of Peter Madzivanyika by hitting him with stones on the head and thereby caused his death.
The accused pleaded Not Guilty by reason of insanity. The parties drew a statement of agreed facts that was tendered and marked. More
The accused faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 22nd of December 2020 and at Puma Service Station Zvishavane, he unlawfully caused the death of Evans Maziva by stabbing him once on the left thigh with a double bladed thick knife.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder but offered a lesser plea to the charge of culpable homicide. More
