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May 2012
People v Kabwe and Vwalika and Another (HP 157 of 2010) [2012] ZMHC 33 (31 May 2012)
Prosecution failed to prove malice; assault caused death — juveniles convicted of manslaughter, sentencing deferred for welfare report.
  • Criminal law — Identification evidence; Causation between assault and death; Malice aforethought (intention) for murder; Manslaughter as lesser alternative; Juvenile offenders — sentencing considerations
31 May 2012
People v Mukuli and Tembo (HP 172 of 2009) [2012] ZMHC 32 (31 May 2012)
First accused convicted of house‑breaking/burglary on single‑witness identification; second acquitted for unreliable identification.
  • Criminal law — burglary/house‑breaking as a lesser alternative where theft not completed — identification evidence: reliability of a single identifying witness and risks of honest mistake — exclusion of warn and caution statements not served on defence
31 May 2012