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Harare High Court
State v Lovemore Mlambo Mafukidze
HH 255-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
1 March 2017
Citation
HH 255-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 255
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Hungwe J
Full Bench
Hungwe J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawCriminal procedure
Keywords
murderstrangulationcommon purposeco-perpetrator liabilitymobile phone evidence
Tags
murdercommon purposeco-perpetrators
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused is guilty of murder as a co-perpetrator under section 196 of the Criminal Law Code","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused was present during the murder, had agreed to accompany accomplice to commit theft, took victim's phone from scene"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused and an accomplice went to the home of an elderly woman at night intending to steal maize. When the woman resisted, she was brutally assaulted and strangled to death. The accused was implicated when the victim's mobile phone was found in his possession.
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