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S v Sande (597 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 597 (12 December 2024)
On automatic review, the High Court set aside convictions for driving without a licence and culpable homicide, finding multiple misdirections and ordering a retrial.
S v Marira (534 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 534 (19 November 2024)
The High Court convicted Memory Marira of murder after finding she intentionally struck her husband with a heavy bottle and rejected provocation and self-defence.
S v Gomba (546 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 546 (21 October 2024)
The High Court found that Rachel Gomba acted in self-defence against an unlawful attack, but used unreasonable means, so the murder charge was reduced to culpable homicide.
S v Rupiya (254 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 254 (18 June 2024)
The High Court convicted Zvisineyi Rupiya of culpable homicide after a fatal assault during a dispute sparked by gossip, and imposed an effective two-year prison term.
S v Mazuva (48 of 2024) [2024] ZWCHHC 48 (5 June 2024)
The High Court convicted the accused of culpable homicide after a nightclub assault and imposed six years’ imprisonment, with one year suspended.
S v Muhwati and Another (231 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 231 (5 June 2024)
The High Court of Zimbabwe accepted pleas to culpable homicide, acquitting the two accused of murder after finding they negligently caused the deceased’s death.
S v Mutazu (38 of 2024) [2024] ZWCHHC 38 (12 April 2024)
The High Court convicted Martin Mutazu of culpable homicide after finding no intent to kill, but negligence in a fatal domestic assault. He received an effective 8-year prison term.
S v Siyanjalika (31 of 2024) [2024] ZWCHHC 31 (29 February 2024)
High Court conviction for culpable homicide after a plea bargain from murder. The court imposed a partly suspended sentence and community service.
S v Nevanji (17 of 2024) [2024] ZWCHHC 17 (26 February 2024)
On automatic criminal review, the High Court interpreted victim impact statements under SI 146/23 and indicated they should come from relatives of a deceased victim, not merely a co-passenger.
S v Kumire (63 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 34 (8 February 2024)
High Court sentencing judgment in a culpable homicide case involving provocation, epilepsy-based mitigation, and ordinary negligence, resulting in a partly suspended prison term.
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