Kufa Benedict Mafuwa v The State

HH 664-17

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

4 October 2017

Citation

HH 664-17

Neutral Citation

[2017] ZWHH 664

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Mushore J

Full Bench

Hungwe JMushore J

Areas of Law

Criminal lawEvidenceChild witness testimony

Keywords

rapechild complainantcredibilityadmissibilitycautionary rule

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether complainant's evidence was inadmissible due to undue influence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Mother's use of sweets and white lie to encourage disclosure"}
{"issue_text":"Whether court a quo misdirected itself by not treating child evidence with sufficient caution","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Complainant was 4 years old; inconsistencies in her account"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

A 40-year-old teacher at Masiyarwa Primary School was convicted of raping a 4-year-old pre-school pupil. The child reported the incident to her mother immediately but was initially reluctant to identify the appellant due to threats made against her.

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