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Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
9 June 2022
Citation
HB 153/22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHB 153
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
DUBE-BANDA J
Full Bench
DUBE-BANDA J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawHomicide
Keywords
murderculpable homicidenegligencefirearmricochetsand poaching
Tags
murderculpable homicidesand poachingfirearm dischargericochet
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure & Evidence Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Did the accused intend to kill the deceased or realise real risk of death?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused aimed at wheel not person; bullet ricocheted"}
- {"issue_text":"Was the accused negligent in firing at moving vehicle wheel?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Reasonable person foreseeability of ricochet"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused, a Bulawayo City Council Ranger, shot at a truck carrying sand poachers on 19 October 2020. The bullet missed the intended target (a tyre), ricocheted off the truck body and struck the deceased who was in the loading box, causing injuries that led to his death.
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