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Harare High Court
The State v Dickson Kokwani Sabau
HH 135/2012
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
1 January 2012
Citation
HH 135/2012
Neutral Citation
[2012] ZWHH 135
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
BERE J
Full Bench
BERE J
Areas of Law
Criminal lawSentencing
Keywords
murderintention to killextenuating circumstancesdomestic violencefirearm
Tags
murderextenuating circumstancessentencing
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused murdered the deceased with actual intention to kill","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused shot deceased at close range; multiple eyewitnesses; deceased was unarmed"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether there are extenuating circumstances that reduce moral blameworthiness","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Protracted dispute; deceased's provocation; accused's physical condition"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused shot and killed his estranged partner Charity Mukarati at Plot 1 Goodhope farm, Marlborough, Harare on 1 September 2008. Despite having their unregistered customary law union terminated and the deceased having been paid out her share of the matrimonial property, they continued living on the same property with a strained relationship.
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