S v Tichagwa (HMA 7-20, CRB MSVP 135/20) [2020] ZWMSVHC 7 (10 March 2020);
THE STATE
versus
CELIA TICHAGWA
HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE
ZISENGWE J
MASVINGO, 10 March 2020
Criminal Review
ZISENGWE J: The accused was convicted in the Magistrates Court of the offence of concealing the birth of a child in contravention of s 106(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] (The Criminal Code). The charge that was preferred against the accused reads as follows:-