Harare (New Ziana) –High Court Judge Justice Owen Tagu has died.
He was 54 years old.
The Judicial Service Commission confirmed the death of Justice Tagu, who died at the Avenues Clinic in the capital on Tuesday after a long illness.
In a condolence message the JSC said, “The Chief justice and Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission, Hon. Justice Luke Malaba the Judicial Service Commissioners, the Judge President of the High Court, Judges and Magistrates, the Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission, and all members of the Judicial Service would like to express deepest condolences to the Tagu family on the passing on of the Honourable Justice Owen Tagu at Avenues Clinic in Harare on Tuesday 2 May 2023.”
Justice Owen Tagu was born on March 6, 1969 in Shurugwi, the Midlands province. He studied Law with the University of Zimbabwe from 1988 to 1991 after which he joined the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs as a magistrate in 1992.
He rose through the ranks in the magistracy and became a senior regional magistrate in 2007. In 2013 he became a Judge of the High Court of Zimbabwe.
Mourners are gathered at number 2387 Crowhill View, Borrowdale in Harare.
Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
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