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Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
26 January 2023
Citation
HH 84-23
Neutral Citation
[2023] ZWHH 84
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Munangati-Manongwa J
Full Bench
Munangati-Manongwa J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawMurder
Keywords
femicidedomestic violenceassaultself-defencegender-based violence
Tags
femicidegender-based violencedomestic violencemurder
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused is guilty of murder or a lesser offence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused assaulted deceased with cable causing death; accused claims self-defence"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the defence of self-defence is available to the accused","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused claims deceased grabbed his private parts and attacked him first"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused, a 51-year-old man with 12 wives, assaulted his wife Emerina Gangira with a VGA computer cable on 12 April 2021 at Mandimu Village, causing injuries from which she died. The assault occurred after the deceased returned from buying sugar without informing the accused. The accused admitted to the assault but claimed self-defence and that the deceased had grabbed his private parts.
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