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Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
1 November 2018
Citation
HH 26-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 26
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Hungwe J
Full Bench
Hungwe J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawMurder
Keywords
murderdomestic violencestoneburialspousal killing
Tags
domestic violencemurderspousal homicide
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether accused had intent to kill deceased","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Use of 11.6 kg stone struck twice on head"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether accused is guilty of murder as defined in s 47(1)(a)","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"All material facts"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused killed his common-law wife Rejoice Bulelwa by striking her twice on the head with a large stone after a quarrel about his job-seeking journey, then buried her in a shallow grave and initially denied responsibility.
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