THE STATE v THOMAS NDIMA And TRYMORE MUGWARA And RABSON NDIMA

HB 153/19

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

10 October 2019

Citation

HB 153/19

Neutral Citation

[2019] ZWHB 153

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

MAKONESE J

Full Bench

MAKONESE J

Areas of Law

Criminal LawEnvironmental Law

Keywords

poachingimpalacompensationParks and Wildlife Act

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the trial magistrate erred in law by failing to order compensation under section 104 of the Parks and Wildlife Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The conviction for hunting without authority and the value of the animal"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the effective sentence of 6 months imprisonment was unduly harsh","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The conviction for poaching and the value of the animal"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

On 5 January 2019, the accused persons hunted and killed a male impala at Mazibuko Farm, Fort Rixon, without permission. They were apprehended by farm guards and police recovered dried game meat from their residence. The impala was valued at $1,000.

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