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Bulawayo High Court
The State v Calisto Mazamba, Chenjerai Mudenda, Titua Donkola, and Tarisai Mudenda
HB 127/23
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
11 October 2022
Citation
HB 127/23
Neutral Citation
[2023] ZWHB 127
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
MOYO J
Full Bench
MOYO JMr T. E. Ndlovu (Assessor)Mr G. Maphosa (Assessor)
Areas of Law
Criminal LawHomicide
Keywords
MurderCulpable HomicideStone AssaultCommon PurposeNegligenceFirst Offenders
Tags
MurderCulpable HomicideStone AssaultCommon Purpose
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused persons had the intention to kill the deceased","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The circumstances of the stone throwing, the accused persons' behavior during the incident"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused persons were responsible for the death of Miccah Mudenda","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Who threw the stone that struck the deceased, the sequence of events"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused persons acted in common purpose","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The coordinated actions of the four accused persons during the incident"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Four accused persons were charged with murder for allegedly causing the death of Miccah Mudenda by assaulting him with a stone at Siiachilaba Business Centre on October 3, 2021. The accused persons were acquitted of murder but convicted of the lesser charge of culpable homicide.
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