Court Judgements
Chinhoyi High Court Judgements
The appellant was charged and convicted of four counts of robbery in terms of s126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act Chapter 9:23. He pleaded not guilty but was nevertheless convicted after a full trial. He was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment on each count to make a total of 16 years imprisonment, with 4 years suspended for 5 years on stated conditions. He is serving an effective 12 years imprisonment. He is appealing against both conviction and the sentence. More
This matter was placed before me as an urgent chamber application. The applicant seeks the following provisional order.
TERMS OF THE INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED
That pending the final determination of this application, applicant is granted the following interim relief;
1. The 4th respondent or any of his authorised officers, assignees or agents, be and are hereby ordered to suspend the sale in execution of stand No 174 Banket Township set for 8 September 2023.
2. Costs of this application shall be determined in the application for consolidation case no. HC 6659/20. More
The six accused persons appeared before the court facing one count of murder in contravention of s 47 (1) of the Criminal Code. The state alleged that on the 25th of July 2020 the accused persons with common purpose assaulted the deceased indiscriminately with logs, open hands and clenched fists leading to his death. They suspected the deceased to have stolen the 1st and 4th accused’s cattle. They then dragged him to their vehicles and took him to Nyabira Police Station. The deceased later died of injuries. More
The accused was charged together with three other co - accused persons of one count of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Code. The State alleged that on the 2nd of November 2020 the accused acting in common purpose with his three co accused persons assaulted one Charles Cherachera with knobkerries, logs and clenched fists leading to his death. The accused denied the offence. More
The accused was arrested and the Magistrate ordered that he be examined by two doctors in terms of s26 of the Mental Health Act. He was found to be mentally challenged. The background as set out by the psychiatric nurse Christopher Njanjeni is that the accused was not well since 2004. He received treatment for mental illness. His deceased father would accompany him for medical treatment. The accused would experience visual and auditory hallucinations. He later defaulted treatment. His deceased father took him for treatment at some church where a prophet assisted him. At this stage he had stopped taking... More
