Tendai Tavarwisa (the accused)’s marriage to Killian Dheka (the deceased) was not rosy for many years if it ever was. At some stage in his life, the deceased became dependent on alcohol. He lost his job and consequently his status as a breadwinner for the family, a position that many Zimbabwean men find quite fulfilling and prestigious. Once knocked from that perch, the effects can be disastrous for some men and make them spineless More
The deceased Clara Pukayi is yet another victim of domestic violence. She was attacked by the accused Tichaona Mutuvha Tarwirei, to whom she was married. The state alleges that on the 20 August 2022 at Huni village, Chief Svosve, Wedza the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct could cause death but persisting with his conduct despite the realisation of the risk or possibility struck the deceased with a brick on the back of the head and stamping on her head several times. The deceased sustained mortal... More
On the 23rd of March 2024 and at Delacia B1 Shops, Chikari, the accused aged only 21 years stabbed the deceased one Norest Shambare with an okapi knife on the neck. The deceased later died from the injuries. The accused was arrested and charged with murder. He denied the charge and raised self-defence. More
The accused persons who are juveniles aged 16 years and 17 years respectively pleaded not guilty to the 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 two accused persons who are cousins in that their mothers are blood sisters tendered pleas of guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide. More
: There is nothing victim friendly about a murder. In the normal course of things, the courts usually do not concern themselves with which unit of the Zimbabwe Republic Police conducts investigations into a particular crime. In this case, we were however taken aback and found it odd that a homicide was assigned to the police’s Victim Friendly Unit. The officer who conducted the investigations confessed that she had no clue in murder investigations. Such conduct can easily cause injustice to the victims of crime where an accused then walks free not because they did not commit the crime but... More
: Contrary to the representations made by counsel on his behalf, that he is a first offender with no history of violent behaviour, the offender, Tinotenda Mangenjani is a murderer who can rightly be described as the bully of Shamva. From the evidence submitted during his trial, he terrorised the entire community in which he lived. He terrified even members of his own family to the extent that his brother watched helplessly as he butchered the deceased and attacked another person who had gathered the courage to restrain him. More
