Court Judgements
High Court of Bulawayo Judgements
The accused person in this case is a juvenile aged 16. He was 15 at the time of the fateful incident. He faces a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9;23]. It was alleged that the accused resides at No. TC 6 Torwood, Redcliff in Kwekwe and is a pupil at Batanai High School at Redcliff. The deceased, Munyaradzi Guramatunhu was 21 years old at the time of his demise and resided at No K174, Torwood, Redcliff, and was not employed. More
The facts of this case are melo-dramatic. They are as follows;
On the 16th day of May 2016 at around 0900 hours the complainant’s herdboy penned off 25 herds of cattle to a grazing area in Zhulube, Filabusi. On the 30th day of May 2016, he discovered that six of the cattle were missing namely, 2 cows, 2 male calves, a heifer and an ox. Meanwhile the two accused persons connived and stole the complainant’s heifer at Theleka grazing lands. They tied its legs, covered it with a big plastic sack before loading it in accused two’s scotch-cart. More
The accused is facing a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Code.The accused has pleaded guilty to the lessor charge of culpable homicide, which the state has accepted.
The common cause facts as laid out in a statement of agreed facts are that the accused was 37 at the time of the incident whilst the deceased was 46. Both were drinking beer at Chaza Business Centre in Mberengwa on 29 March 2018 at around 2140 hours. More
The two accused persons are facing a charge of murder in terms of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Code. It was alleged that on 31 December 2017 at Chikato Business Centre in Shurugwi, the two accused persons together with others who are still at large, caused the death of Amos Washington Mawere by striking him with an iron bar, stones and machete on the head and right eye intending to kill him or realizing the real risk or possibility that their conduct may cause death but nonetheless continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More
The accused is appearing before this court charged with the crime of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on 21 February 2023 the accused caused the death of Andile Nkomo hereinafter called the deceased by strangling her on the neck with his hands, biting her on the face several times intending to kill her or realising 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
