Editor’s Update (18 February 2026): This article has been updated to reflect the final outcome of the matter. Although Gregory Graham Hall was convicted and sentenced following trial proceedings, the High Court later allowed his appeal and quashed the conviction.
A Kariba man was taken to court on allegations that he altered his late mother’s will in order to benefit from her estate.
Gregory Graham Hall, 50, appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing fraud and forgery charges relating to the administration of his late mother’s estate.
The complainant in the matter was Mellanie Jane Hall of Avondale, Harare.
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The State alleged that following the death of their mother in November 2010, Hall produced a will purporting to have been written by the deceased and appointing him executor and sole beneficiary.
It was alleged that Hall used the document to dispose of estate property, including Stand 28 Bridgeway Mews in Avondale, which was sold for US$111 029.25, and that he claimed US$70 000 from the deceased’s share in another property.
The total prejudice placed before the court during trial amounted to US$181 029.25.
Following trial proceedings, Hall was convicted of fraud and forgery and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment.
However, in Case No. HCHCR6296/25, the High Court later allowed his appeal and quashed the conviction, effectively setting aside both conviction and sentence.
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