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Bulawayo High Court
The State v Calvin Tshuma
HB 181/22
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
14 June 2022
Citation
HB 181/22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHB 181
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
MAKONESE J
Full Bench
MAKONESE JMr J. Ndubiwa (Assessor)Mr J. L. M. Zulu (Assessor)
Areas of Law
Criminal lawSexual offencesHomicide
Keywords
rapemurderjuvenile offenderminor victimstrangulation
Tags
rapemurderminor victimjuvenile offender
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether accused is guilty of rape","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused admitted having sexual intercourse without consent"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether accused is guilty of second count of rape","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No direct evidence of second rape; only alleged confession"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether accused is guilty of murder with actual intent","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused strangled victim to prevent her from reporting rape"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
A 16-year-old accused followed a 9-year-old girl from school, lured her into bushes with snacks, raped her without consent, and then strangled her to death to prevent her from reporting the rape. The accused admitted to rape but denied murder with actual intent.
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