The two accused were initially jointly charged with one Ronnet Mthungameli Bhebhe who absconded. The State decided to proceed against the two accused and applied for a separation of trials.
The two accused were charged with the murder of Tinashe Chinorwadza. The state alleged that they stabbed the deceased with a machete, an okapi knife and a columbian knife all over the body. More
The accused was initially arraigned before the court jointly charged with one Takeson Nyazama. The State as the dominus litis decided to withdraw charges before plea against Takeson and proceeded against the accused only. The accused was charged with murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Code). More
In this family feud, which resulted in the death of the deceased, the accused took all the blame which led to the acquittal of his co accused. The accused appeared before us facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He stabbed the deceased several times leading to his death. The deceased and the accused were cousins. The two families have an acrimonious relationship inundated with violence. We were told the deceased had, prior to this offence stabbed one of his cousin brothers’ son. The deceased and the... More
On the 20th of August 2024 Nyikadzino Matanhire, the deceased was said to be in a jovial mood, drinking beer with his friends including the deceased and singing gospel music at Jupiter Bar Norton. Unbeknown to him, these were the last beautiful memories he left his beloved friends with. When the merrymakers left the bar, each to their place, the accused stabbed the deceased once on the throat and once on the back. He died on the spot. More
On the 27th of October 2023 a 6-year-old an innocent child was brutally murdered. The author of this atrocious crime was merciless, he stripped her naked and probably raped her. There was no direct evidence of who committed the offence. Such cases leave the investigators and prosecutors struggling to link criminals to crimes. It is an indictment for the investigators to think outside the box and identify sources of scientific ways to link criminals to crimes where possible. More
The accused was convicted of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The accused and the deceased were once married and had separated. From their union they had one child. The deceased was the custodian parent of the child. The offence was committed during one of the accused’s visits to the deceased to give her provisions for the upkeep of the child. This is what the accused told the court. More
The two accused persons and 2 others were charged with murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. The two others are Nelson Mugada and Calvin Furusa and they absconded trial after being granted bail by the High Court. An application was made for separation of the trials of the two available accused persons in terms of s 190 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. The application was duly granted leading to the trial commencing against accused 1 and 2 before me.
The first accused person is a juvenile... More
