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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

The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. His plea to a lesser charge of culpable homicide was rejected by the state. The state alleges that on 20 March 2022 the accused visited a prophet and on arrival back home he found his two year old son unwell. He suspected that this was due to his mother who was bewitching his family. He proceeded to her home where a misunderstanding ensued. The accused struck her with a knobkerrie on the forehead and twice... More

The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 23rd of March 2020 and at Makokoba Compound, Makhudu village in Mphoengs, the accused stabbed Linnet Siziba once on the upper part of the left thigh and once on the left arm using a kitchen knife and thereby causing her death. The accused pleaded Not Guilty to the charge but tendered a limited plea to a charge of culpable homicide. The limited plea not having been accepted by the state, the matter went into a full trial. More

Accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 10th of December 2021 at Village Kufa, Headman Chirima, Chief Mkoka, Gokwe South, he unlawfully caused the death of Nkosiyazi Mpofu by striking him with an axe on the back of the head, trampling upon the deceased’s head with booted feet, striking him with a sjambok several times and with an iron bar all over the body and thereby causing his death. Accused pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. More

The accused was aged 38 years at the time of the commission of the offence. The accused was deceased’s biological mother. The deceased was aged 8 years at the time she met her death. The accused has been arraigned in this court on a charge of murder in violation of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The accused pleads not guilty to the charge of murder. She tendered a plea of guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The state accepts the limited plea. More

The allegations are that on the 1st of April 2018, the accused shot and caused the death of one Edmore Phiri. He appeared before us facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Code. The accused denied the charge. He said he had no intention to cause the death of the deceased but to arrest him. He suspected that the deceased must have been hit by a bullet that had ricocheted. More

The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 9th of August 2021 at his own homestead in Nkayi he unlawfully caused the death of Rangisai Ndlovu by stabbing him once on the chest with a knife and thereby causing his death. The accused offered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. More