This is a matter involving a fight amongst small scale illegal gold panners over gold ore. Always common in these fights is the use of sharp knives with fatal consequences. What has emerged from this saga is that the accused and his friend Tauya Chitembetembe arrived at a gold hammermill at Glassgow Compound, Kadoma, on the 3rd of March 2022 to toast their gold ore. Upon arrival they found the deceased already processing his own gold ore in the company of several others. This area is housed within some building and divided by a thatched hedge. One side is where... More
Garikai Kamupiro (hereinafter referred to as the accused) was indicted before the High Court facing a charge of murder. The state alleged that on 10 February 2023 at Chidziva Farm Compound, Mvurwi the accused had a fallout with her husband Frank Milanzi (hereinafter the deceased). As a result, she brutally attacked him with logs several times all over the body. It is alleged that she did so with intent to kill or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that her conduct may cause death but still continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility.... More
Accused was subsequently arrested and brought before this court for the murder trial. The summarized facts are that the accused was seen by two of the State witnesses who attested orally in court arriving at Seaways Night Club, the scene of crime. The first witness Josephine Danken, the then bar tender testified that when the accused arrived at the joint in the early hours of the morning, he and his colleagues caused a pandemonium in the bar. They forcibly retrieved a US$5.00 note from the bar lady after demanding free beer from the patrons. They then started assaulting the other... More
On 11 March 2024, at around 2100 hours in Dengwa village, Chief Mukota in Mudzi, 35-year-old Tafadzwa Chimbangu (hereinafter referred to as "the deceased"), left his residence armed with an unidentified object, en route to the home of 74-year-old Joseph Chifamba (hereinafter referred to as "the accused"). Upon arrival, the deceased forcibly opened the bedroom door and pounced on the accused, who was sleeping on a reed mat. More
On the evening of 20 January, 2024, at no 401 Ushewekunze in Harare, a domestic dispute erupted for the umpteenth time in a household which knew no peace. This time, the argument revolved around Lovemore Tembo (the deceased)’s intention to leave the house for a beer drink with colleagues. Memory Marira, (the offender), vehemently opposed that plan. She pursued the deceased around the yard and back inside the house in a desperate attempt to prevent his departure. More
A thirty-nine-year-old thief, Tafadzwa Kamudyariwa (herein after referred to as “the deceased”), his friend Joseph Mugwambiwa and an unnamed assailant conspired to steal irrigation water pipes at Geluck Farm in Bindura. The state alleged that, on 16 September 2022, they proceeded to Geluck farm. They however aborted their mission when alarm was raised about their unwelcome presence at the farm. The thieves fled to nearby Avonda farm. More
This is a criminal appeal wherein the accused person was charged and convicted of contravening s185 (1) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged that on the 20th of August 2022 whilst under prison officials’ custody, fetching firewood the accused unlawfully escaped from lawful custody. He disappeared into the nearby bush whilst in the company of his inmates and escaped. He was arrested on the same day at the nearby Shopping Centre. He was sentenced to 46 months, with 12 months wholly suspended for 5 years on condition of good behavior. He is... More
