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Harare High Court
State v Lloyd Mukukuzi and Hardlife Chimoko Sithole
HH 577-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
22 June 2017
Citation
HH 577-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 577
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Hungwe J
Full Bench
Hungwe J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawMurder
Keywords
murderassaultprovocationintentioncommon purpose
Tags
murderassaultprovocationfamily violence
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused had intention to kill as defined in s 47(1)(a) of the Criminal Law Code","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of assault, pulling of testicles, caution by 2nd accused"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused realised there was a real risk of death but continued regardless","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"2nd accused's caution, nature of injuries, leaving deceased"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Two cousins assaulted their brother/cousin Siyahamba Mukukuzi after suspecting him of having sexual relations with their mother. They used switches and tied his legs with a belt, delivering body blows and pulling his testicles. The deceased died from the injuries sustained in the assault.
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