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Mutare High Court
THE STATE v WONDERFUL MAKARICHI
HMT 14-19
Case Details
Court
Mutare High Court
Date
26 February 2019
Citation
HMT 14-19
Neutral Citation
[2019] ZWHMT 14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
MUZENDA J
Full Bench
MUZENDA J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawMental Health Law
Keywords
MurderInsanityMental DisorderMens ReaSpecial Verdict
Tags
Mental HealthMurderInsanity Defence
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Mental Health Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused should be found not guilty by reason of insanity","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Mental state of accused at time of offence, inability to formulate mens rea"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused struck the deceased on the head with a heavy stone, causing fatal injuries. A psychiatrist's affidavit concluded that the accused was mentally disordered at the time of the offence and could not formulate the requisite mens rea for murder. The court returned a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
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