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Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
31 July 2017
Citation
HH 516-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 516
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Tsanga J
Full Bench
Tsanga J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawGender-based violence
Keywords
murderstabbingbottle storeprovocationself-defencegender violence
Tags
murdergender-based violenceprovocationself-defence
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Code [Chapter 9:23]
- Criminal Code [Chapter 9:23]
- Criminal Code [Chapter 9:23]
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) 2013
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) 2013
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused had intent to kill the deceased","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The accused used a knife to stab the deceased in the stomach"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the defence of provocation applies","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Accused claims deceased insulted him and used profanities"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the defence of self-defence applies","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Accused claims deceased attacked him with broken bottle"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether voluntary intoxication affects culpability","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Accused had consumed alcohol before the incident"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused, Arnold Jeri, murdered Linda Runyararo Mushangi by stabbing her in the stomach with a knife at Umsweswe bottle store in Kadoma on 8 September 2016, after she rejected his romantic advances and he launched a sustained assault upon her.
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