Mutare High Court - 2021 June

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June 2021
The accused's lethal use of force against panners constituted murder with constructive intent; self-defence was not established.
Criminal law – Murder with constructive intent (s 47(1)(b)) – Self-defence and defence of property (s 253) – Use of firearm by security guard – Post-mortem corroboration of multiple gunshot wounds.
23 June 2021
Rescission of a consent judgment dismissed for using the wrong procedure and failing to establish Rule 449 grounds.
Civil procedure — Rescission/correction of judgment — Consent judgment — Order 49 Rule 449 — Setting aside consent orders under Order 8 Rule 56 — Rule 63 inapplicable to consent judgments — Wrong procedure and failure to establish requisite grounds.
21 June 2021