The brief allegations against the accused were as follows: The accused person aged 68 years, appeared before an Epworth Magistrate facing a charge of “indecent assault” as defined in s 67 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], the Criminal Code. The accused and witness are neighbours and known to each other. One early morning the complainant, a 12-year-old female child was waiting for a taxi to take her to school when the accused approached her. He greeted her and asked her what grade she was in. The complainant told him that she was in grade 7... More
To those that are religious this case may be yet another confirmation of the Biblical admonishment that the wages of sin is death. If hell indeed exists like many Christians believe, the deceased person may well walk straight through its gates unless he made peace with his God immediately before he died. He was caught in flagranto delicto having sexual intercourse in the bush with Fungai Nyamurenje, a married woman. The two lovebirds’ affair would qualify as adultery in terms of both our laws and Christian values. The discovery was made around 0600 hours by Fungai’s husband. I am not... More
The accused appeared before us on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He pleaded not guilty. More
The accused is appearing before this court charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on 2 April 2023 he unlawfully caused the death of Mthetho Khumalo referred as the deceased by striking him twice on the head with a snooker stick, intending to kill him or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of the deceased and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More
Through a twist of fate an 82 year old octogenarian’s life tragically came to an end at the hands of the accused. The accused, a female then aged 34 had a history of epileptic seizures. The condition or chemical imbalances that can be induced as a result of the seizures culminated into the accused losing control of her mental faculties. She started by conversing inaudibly to unknown invisible persons. The family decided to seek spiritual intervention and took her to a prophet’s shrine. Her condition deteriorated prompting the accused to take to her heels with her mother in hot pursuit.... More
The prosecutor alleged that on 17 May 2023 at night, in fact around 2020 hours, the deceased stormed the first accused’s homestead. He had a stone to grind with the first accused because he had information that the first accused was ill-treating his(accused’s) sister. Fortunately, when he arrived, the first accused was not home. He decided to be patient and waited for the first accused. During that wait, the second accused arrived. He had also been told that the deceased had earlier in the day also descended on his homestead hurling insults. He inquired what the deceased had been looking... More
The accused person, Shepherd Chitsa then aged 20, strangled his 60 year old mother, Melania Matambura to death, in broad day light, in the midst of a heavy rain down pour, in their homestead at house number,1185, Hintonville, Chegutu. On that fateful day, of the 17th of January 2022, only accused and the deceased were at home, in a residence shared with the accused’s other two male siblings.
No one else witnessed what transpired apart from the accused and the deceased. Unfortunately the dead tell no tales. The deceased died and took her secrets to the grave. She was buried... More
