The State v Brenton Dengwani Guri

HMT 52-21

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Case Details

Court

Mutare High Court

Date

13 September 2021

Citation

HMT 52-21

Neutral Citation

[2021] ZWHMT 52

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

MWAYERA J

Full Bench

MWAYERA J

Areas of Law

Criminal lawMurder

Keywords

diazon pesticideactual intentionpremeditationyouth offender

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the accused had actual intention to cause the death of the deceased","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused obtained poison in advance, hid it, waited for opportune moment, administered it to defenceless baby"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The accused, a 17-year-old father, unlawfully caused the death of his 2-month-old son by administering diazon pesticide into the baby's mouth using a syringe on 31 October 2019. The baby died immediately from poisoning. The accused had obtained the poison two days earlier and hid it until the opportune moment when the child was alone.

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