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Harare High Court
The State v Angeline Gotora
HH 848-18
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
28 December 2018
Citation
HH 848-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 848
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
MUSAKWA J
Full Bench
MUSAKWA JMUZOFA J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawCulpable homicideNegligence
Keywords
veld fireculpable homicidenegligencerural homesteadfire outbreak
Tags
culpable homicidecriminal reviewnegligenceveld fire
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the facts support a conviction for culpable homicide based on negligence","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused started fire in homestead yard (not veld), fire spread to garden, child died from burns"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused properly understood the legal concepts of negligence and foreseeability","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused is lay person, pleaded guilty, exchanges with court"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
A 53-year-old woman started a fire in her rural homestead yard to burn rubbish. The fire spread 1.2 km to a garden where a 4-year-old boy was present. The child's clothes caught fire and he died from burns. The accused was convicted of culpable homicide despite pleading guilty.
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