THE STATE v MARIA RUWIZHI

HB 29/23

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

31 January 2023

Citation

HB 29/23

Neutral Citation

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Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

MAKONESE J

Full Bench

MAKONESE JMr E. Shumba (Assessor)Mr A. B. Mpofu (Assessor)

Areas of Law

Criminal LawEvidence

Keywords

AssaultTraumatic ShockCommunity ServiceSuspended Sentence

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the accused is guilty of murder or culpable homicide","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nature of assault, intent, cause of death"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The accused, the biological mother of an 8-year-old child, assaulted her daughter with a black tyre sjambok for playing outside without permission. The child died from traumatic shock resulting from the assault. The accused was convicted of culpable homicide.

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