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Masvingo High Court
The State v Collet Baira Manzonza
HMA 02/16
Case Details
Court
Masvingo High Court
Date
10 October 2016
Citation
HMA 02/16
Neutral Citation
[2016] ZWHMA 2
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Mawadze J
Full Bench
Mawadze J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawSelf-defence
Keywords
murderself-defenceunlawful attackknife stabbingstrangulation
Tags
murderself-defenceunlawful attackfatal stabbing
legislation
Statutes Cited
- 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 acted in lawful self-defence when he stabbed the deceased","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Deceased was strangling accused; accused had no escape route; accused used knife to force release"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The 19-year-old accused fatally stabbed his 36-year-old uncle during a domestic dispute over unpaid money for jeans and disconnected AV cables. The deceased had assaulted the accused with a broomstick and later strangled him, leading the accused to stab the deceased once in the thigh with a kitchen knife to escape the strangulation.
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