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Bulawayo High Court
The State v Bongani Willard Dube
HB 119-19
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
19 July 2019
Citation
HB 119-19
Neutral Citation
[2019] ZWHB 119
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Mabhikwa J
Full Bench
Mabhikwa JMr P Damba (Assessor)Mr E Mashingaidze (Assessor)
Areas of Law
Criminal LawMurder
Keywords
murderconstructive intentprovocationknobkerriepick-pocketing
Tags
murderconstructive intentprovocationself-defence
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused had intention to kill the deceased","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Sustained assault with dangerous weapons, opportunity to desist"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether provocation negated criminal intent","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Deceased attempted to steal from accused"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused was convicted of murder with constructive intent after assaulting the deceased with fists, kicks and a knobkerrie following an attempted pick-pocketing incident at a shop. The deceased died from injuries sustained during the sustained attack.
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