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Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
2 June 2017
Citation
HH 528-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 528
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Phiri J
Full Bench
Phiri J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawIntoxication as defence
Keywords
murderactual intentintoxications 221 Criminal Law Codepatricide
Tags
murderintoxicationpatricideaxe attack
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- General Laws Amendment Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether accused possessed actual intent to murder despite voluntary intoxication","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Voluntary consumption of alcohol and cannabis; targeted attacks; 40-minute interval to fetch weapons; flight after attack"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused, heavily intoxicated after drinking traditional beer and smoking cannabis, followed his father from a beer drink, threatened to kill him, left and returned armed with two axes, then struck his father once on the head and twice on the back causing fatal injuries. The incident occurred on 6 March 2009 at Village 22, Nyamatani, Chief Neuso Sanyati.
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