THE STATE v HLUPEKO MABUZANE

HB 174/22

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

17 May 2022

Citation

HB 174/22

Neutral Citation

[2022] ZWHB 174

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

MOYO J

Full Bench

MOYO JMr A. B. Mpofu (Assessor)Mr W. T. Matemba (Assessor)

Areas of Law

Criminal LawProcedure

Keywords

culpable homicideassaultplea bargainingpost mortem

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the accused is guilty of murder or the lesser charge of culpable homicide","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused's intention, nature of assault, deceased being aggressor"}
{"issue_text":"What sentence is appropriate for culpable homicide","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused is elderly first offender, deceased was aggressor, delay in trial"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

On 28 August 2017, the accused visited the deceased at his homestead in Mberengwa regarding a donkey sale. A misunderstanding arose when the deceased accused the accused of greed and struck him with a stick. The accused dispossessed the deceased of the stick and repeatedly assaulted him with it, causing injuries that led to his death at the hospital.

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