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Masvingo High Court
THE STATE v TAVONGA MUPINGA
HMA 09-18
Case Details
Court
Masvingo High Court
Date
2 February 2018
Citation
HMA 09-18
Neutral Citation
None
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
MAWADZE J
Full Bench
MAWADZE J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawCriminal Procedure
Keywords
MurderSelf-defenceKnifeStab woundPost mortemConfessed statement
Tags
MurderSelf-defenceStabbing
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act)
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act)
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act)
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused acted in self-defence when he stabbed the now deceased","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The circumstances of the stabbing, the accused's injuries, the deceased's attack"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
During the night of 13 March 2017, the accused and the deceased fought at a shop. The deceased left first, and the accused left later. The deceased waylaid the accused and attacked him, throttling him and stabbing him in the face. The accused stabbed the deceased once with a knife in self-defence, causing his death. The accused was acquitted.
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