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Bulawayo High Court
THE STATE v SUCCESS DUBE
HB 170/22
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
16 June 2022
Citation
HB 170/22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHB 170
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Makonese J
Full Bench
Makonese J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawCriminal Procedure
Keywords
MurderIntentCommon PurposePost MortemConfession
Tags
MurderAssaultCommon Purpose
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the state proved that the accused intended to cause the death of the deceased or foresaw death as a possibility.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The nature of the assault (axe and bricks to the head), the accused's confession, the post-mortem findings."}
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Facts of the Case
Background
On 1 January 2021, the accused and his co-accused abducted the deceased from a homestead in Inyathi and took him to a nearby dam. There, they assaulted him with an axe and bricks on the head, causing fatal injuries. The accused confessed to the assault in a warned and cautioned statement.
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