The State v Daniel Zulu

HB 144/23

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

5 July 2023

Citation

HB 144/23

Neutral Citation

[2023] ZWHB 144

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

Kabasa J

Full Bench

Kabasa JMr G Maphosa (Assessor)Mr J Ndubiwa (Assessor)

Areas of Law

Criminal lawHomicide

Keywords

murderculpable homicideprovocationself-defenceintoxicationknobkerrieassault

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the accused is guilty of murder or culpable homicide","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused assaulted deceased with knobkerrie causing death; accused claimed provocation"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the defense of provocation is available to the accused","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused claimed deceased provoked him by mentioning another man"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the defense of self-defence is available to the accused","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Accused claimed deceased tried to attack him with knobkerrie"}
{"issue_text":"Whether intoxication defense is available to the accused","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Accused claimed he was intoxicated"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The accused, a 28-year-old farm employee, bludgeoned his 47-year-old employer to death with a knobkerrie on 11 September 2022 at Plot 3 Kennelys Nyamandlovu. He initially claimed they were attacked by robbers but later admitted to assaulting the deceased, claiming provocation due to an alleged illicit relationship.

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