State v Daniel Cohen Nyandoro

HH 399-12

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

11 July 2012

Citation

HH 399-12

Neutral Citation

[2012] ZWHH 399

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

MUSAKWA J

Full Bench

MUSAKWA J with Assessors

Areas of Law

Criminal lawHomicide

Keywords

murderculpable homicideprovocationintentionstrangulationdomestic violence

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether accused had requisite intention for murder despite provocation","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused's claim of loss of self-control due to provocation; manner of strangulation"}
{"issue_text":"Whether provocation was sufficient to reduce murder to culpable homicide","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nature of deceased's insults; accused's reaction"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The accused, a married man, assaulted his wife severely after an argument about money and her alleged infidelity, then strangled her with a cloth belt and attempted to stage the scene as a suicide. The incident occurred on 31 May 2011 at Chingwaru village, Bindura, while the couple were en route to a church prayer meeting.

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