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June 2022
The People v Patrick Mwansa (HK/44/2020) [2022] ZMHC 22 (21 June 2022)
Acquittal where circumstantial evidence and investigative failures left reasonable doubt as to the accused's guilt.
  • Criminal law — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt — Malice aforethought — Investigative failures (no forensic testing, no fingerprints) — Odd coincidence insufficient to convict — Acquittal.
21 June 2022