The accused (30) faces a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). The allegations are that on 3 October 2021 and at the Council market in Unit J Seke, Chitungwiza, the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill, stabbed Ernest Makwembere ( (21) with a broken piece of glass on the neck thereby causing injuries from which the said Ernest Makwembere (the deceased ) died. More
A seventeen-year-old teenager died of five gunshot wounds, one in the head, three in the thorax region and one on the thigh at the hands of the accused person on the 9th of May 2020 at house stand number 732 Rudland, Orange Groove Chinhoyi. An arrest was made close to five months later, on the 28th of September 2020 resulting in murder charges in contravention of section 47(1) of the Criminal Law Reform and Codification Act [Chapter 9:23] being preferred on the accused. Interestingly, bail was granted on the following day on initial remand. More
The two accused persons were initially jointly charged with two others. They all faced the crime of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (The Criminal law Code). Just before the court could pass judgment accused 2 defaulted. The prosecutor applied for a warrant of arrest to be issued against him which the court did. The State further applied for a separation of trials to enable the court to pass judgment in relation to accused 1. The application was granted. The verdict at the end of the judgment therefore relates... More
This murder occurred on the night of 6 September 2020 at Kadowa village, Dotito in Mt Darwin. Two suspects, Nomore Mavhura and Japhet Chimunondo also known as Martin Daiton Mutuvha were implicated in the crime. Nomore Mavhura (Mavhura) was arrested first, tried and convicted of the murder. The accused in this case, Japhet Chimunondo was apprehended a year later after the police tracked him. He now stands accused of the murder of Clifford Kadowa (hereinafter the deceased) as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
Jeremiah Saungweme (the accused) was a security officer with a private security company called VS Security. He together with others was deployed to guard Shamva Gold Mine against the somewhat incessant invasions of its gold fields by illegal artisanal miners colloquially called amakorokoza. In his zeal to discharge his duties, he is alleged to have shot and killed one of the illegal miners called Willard Silas (the deceased). More
Differences between people have existed since time immemorial but it becomes worrisome when relations are thrown out of the window and those who are expected to live in neighbourliness turn to kill each other. The accused in this case was arraigned before this court on a charge of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Code). The charge from which the allegations arose is that, on 24 October 2018 and at 19985 Stoneridge Park Waterfalls, Justice Matikinyidze (the accused) stabbed Elisha Mvurume (the deceased), who was his neighbour, with a... More
The accused, a 26 year old male was charged with contravening section 70 of the Criminal Law Code, [Chapter 9:23]. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
The allegations or the facts agreed on were that on 4 February 2022 the accused, who was in love with the complainant had sexual intercourse with her once with her consent. The complainant slept at the accused’s home and went back home the following morning. Her sister-in-law asked her where she had been and she confessed that she had been with the accused. The matter was then reported to the Police. More
