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The accused is charged with murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], it being alleged that on 8 January 2018 and at village 3, Beconkop Farm, Shurugwi he unlawfully caused the death of Batsirai Shava, by striking her with an axe once on the head and once below the left jaw, intending to kill her or realizing the real risk of his conduct causing death and continued to engage in that conduct nonetheless. More
The trial court erroneously caused the prosecution of a 12 year old juvenile without the Prosecutor General’s authority in terms of section 231 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. The section provides:
“231. Prosecutor-General to authorize prosecutions of children under fourteen years.
No proceedings in respect of any crime shall be instituted or continued against any person who is under the age of fourteen years, other than proceedings for the purposes of remand, without the authority of the Prosecutor-General.” More
Accused faces charge of murder it being alleged that on the 22nd of September 2010 he assaulted the deceased Tambudzai Mpofu with clenched fists and an iron bar resulting in the deceased later dying from the injuries sustained in that assault. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, he however tendered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted that plea and the parties drew a statement of agreed facts. It was tendered and marked Exhibit 1. More
The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering one Witness Chisora on 15 September 2018 at Chiruma 1 Village Chief Nyamaropa Madziwa. It was alleged that the accused axed the deceased on the head when deceased forced his entry into one Talent Kanyongo Madziwa’s bedroom where the accused was sleeping with the said Talent. The deceased on being struck on the head sustained a deep cut from which the deceased died. More
The deceased Oliver Tshuma was 39 at the time of his demise. The accused was aged 23 at the time and resided in the same village with the deceased.
The accused now faces a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It was the state’s allegations that on 27 April 2017, the deceased was drinking beer at Banala Business Centre with two of his brothers. At about 2000 hours, he decided to go home. She was walking home, the accused caught up with him in the school grounds... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 8th of February 2013 he caused the death of Pepukai Toendepi by striking him once on the head and once on the top of the left eyebrow with an adze.
The deceased was accused’s biological son. The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder and instead tendered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. The state accepted that plea and a statement of agreed facts was drawn and tendered by the parties. It was marked Exhibit 1. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 9th of May 2016 and at house number 692/5 Mbizo, Kwekwe, the accused person unlawfully caused the death of Thelma Mashiri by striking her with an electric cable many times all over the body. The accused person pleaded not guilty to murder but tendered a limited plea to culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted that limited plea and the parties drew a statement of agreed facts that was tendered and marked Exhibit 1. More
