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Bulawayo High Court
City of Bulawayo v The State
HB 79/19
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
23 May 2019
Citation
HB 79/19
Neutral Citation
[2019] ZWHB 79
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
MAKONESE J
Full Bench
MAKONESE JTAKUVA J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawCausationNegligence
Keywords
culpable homicidefactual causationlegal causationnovus actus intervenienselectrocutionnegligencevandalism
Tags
culpable homicidenegligencecausationelectrocutionvandalism
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Electricity Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was factually and legally the cause of the deceased's death","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Vandalized cable, deceased's conduct, appellant's maintenance schedule"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was negligent in maintaining the tower light","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Regular maintenance, vandalism not reasonably foreseeable"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The City of Bulawayo was charged with culpable homicide after a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted when he swung on a vandalized and unearthed electric cable at a tower light. The city was convicted and fined $600.00 but appealed both conviction and sentence.
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