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2 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
August 2020
The People v Luckson Simwanza (HK/82/2019) [2020] ZMHC 388 (19 August 2020) Accused convicted of attempted murder and murder; evidence credible and corroborated; mandatory death sentence imposed. Criminal law – Murder and attempted murder – Eyewitness credibility and corroboration – Post‑mortem evidence – Malice aforethought – Mandatory death sentence.	19 August 2020
The People v Fredrick Silungwe (HK/89/2019) [2020] ZMHC 387 (17 August 2020) A credible single identifying witness, properly corroborated, can sustain an aggravated robbery conviction despite unrecovered property. Criminal law – Aggravated robbery (s.294(1)) – elements: theft, use/threat of actual violence, offensive weapon or company – identification evidence – reliability of single identifying witness – corroboration and unrecovered stolen property.	17 August 2020