Aaron Nyarugwe v Dharwizi Transport (Private) Limited

HMT 10-19

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Case Details

Court

Mutare High Court

Date

24 January 2019

Citation

HMT 10-19

Neutral Citation

[2019] ZWHMT 10

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

MWAYERA J

Full Bench

MWAYERA J

Areas of Law

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure

Keywords

MurderDomestic ViolenceProvocationCulpable HomicideIntentionArson

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the accused had the requisite intention to kill the deceased","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The accused struck the deceased on the head with a hoe and set the bedroom on fire"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the defence of provocation was available to reduce murder to culpable homicide","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The accused alleged insults and refusal of sexual intimacy"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The accused struck his live-in girlfriend on the head with a hoe and set the bedroom ablaze after an altercation involving insults and refusal of sexual intimacy. He fled to the mountains where he remained for three years before his arrest. The deceased died from carbonisation and head trauma.

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