THE STATE v MTHOKOZISI HADEBE

HB 168/22

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

13 June 2022

Citation

HB 168/22

Neutral Citation

[2022] ZWHB 168

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

MAKONESE J

Full Bench

MAKONESE JMr J Ndubiwa (Assessor)Mr J. L. M. Zulu (Assessor)

Areas of Law

Criminal LawConstitutional Law

Keywords

AssaultChildIntoxicationMens Rea

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the accused had the requisite mens rea to constitute murder","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The accused was drunk and sought to chastise his children; he threw the deceased head-long onto the floor"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the accused's conduct constituted culpable homicide instead of murder","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The assault was brutal but lacked specific intent to kill"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The accused, who was intoxicated, assaulted his 8-year-old daughter by throwing her head-long onto a mud floor after she and her siblings returned home without permission. The child sustained fatal injuries including a fractured cervical vertebra, leading to her death.

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