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Bulawayo High Court
The State v Benjamin Mpanduki
HB 26-20
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
3 February 2020
Citation
HB 26-20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWHB 26
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
MAKONESE J
Full Bench
MAKONESE JMr W MatembaMs C.J Baye
Areas of Law
Criminal LawSentencing
Keywords
culpable homicidemurderchild assaultsentencingprevious convictions
Tags
culpable homicidedomestic violencechild abuseassault
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether accused is guilty of murder or culpable homicide","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused assaulted daughter with fan belt, daughter died, accused denied intention to kill"}
- {"issue_text":"What is the appropriate sentence for culpable homicide","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused has previous conviction, committed domestic violence, pleaded guilty to lesser charge"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused, a 42-year-old businessman, assaulted his 15-year-old daughter with a fan belt and axe handle on 11 July 2017 at Mabhena village, suspecting she was having an affair. The daughter died the following morning from injuries sustained during the assault. The accused denied intention to kill and pleaded guilty to culpable homicide.
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