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Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
5 November 2010
Citation
HH 245-10
Neutral Citation
[2010] ZWHH 245
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Uchena J
Full Bench
Uchena J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawHomicide
Keywords
murderdrunkennessprovocationintentioncriminal capacity
Tags
murderintoxicationprovocationcodified criminal law
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused had the requisite intention to commit murder despite being intoxicated","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused's detailed narration of assault, her admission of wanting deceased to die"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether provocation and intoxication constitute a defence to murder under the Criminal Law Code","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused stepping on excrement, deceased's remarks, accused's intoxication"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused, a woman of advanced age, assaulted her elderly blind mother with a walking stick on Christmas Day 2007 after finding human excrement by the kitchen door. The assault resulted in the deceased's death. The accused raised defences of drunkenness and provocation.
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