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Police Officer Fined US$200 For Culpable Homicide

9 months agoSat, 13 Apr 2024 07:06:10 GMT
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Police Officer Fined US$200 For Culpable Homicide

A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) member was fined US$200 by a magistrate following his conviction for culpable homicide.

Farai Muchandisiye (37) appeared before a Norton Magistrate facing two charges: (1) culpable homicide, and (2) failing to report an accident to the Police.

He was also found guilty on the second charge and was fined US$100.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on 19 February 2024 at around 8 PM, Muchandisiye, who was driving a Toyota Wish along the Harare-Bulawayo road ran over Tanaka Danhire (20) as he was trying to cross the road.

The accused person ferried the now-deceased to the hospital where he died upon admission. The accused did not report the accident to the Police.

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Muchandisiye pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to a fine of US$200 or 2 months imprisonment for count 1.

He was sentenced to a further US$100 fine or 1 month imprisonment for count 2.

Culpable homicide is defined by Section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act as the unlawful killing of another person due to negligence or recklessness. The section reads as follows:

Any person who causes the death of another person –

(a) negligently failing to realise that death may result from his or her conduct; or

(b) realising that death may result from his or her conduct and negligently failing to guard
against that possibility;

shall be guilty of culpable homicide and liable to imprisonment for life or any shorter period or
a fine up to or exceeding level fourteen or both.

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24 Comments

.... · 9 months ago
MHSRIP @ the deceased. lt's painful.
chirume chirume · 9 months ago
iwe unozviti Poris, kana uchiti munhu aiyitei muroad unorevei, iwe haucross road here, Msoro wambuya vako
chirume chirume · 9 months ago
what a light sentence, mhosva yaakaita munhu achitozofa ummm inoda apeal
Zvakaoma · 9 months ago
Killing a person.$200 fine then.another $100 for not reporting the incident to.the Police.Our roads are now dearth.traps coz drivers will.simply drive recklessly as long as they have those small amounts in their pockets.The rate of accidents in this country is just alarming .With.these small fines.it will.became even worse. I suggest our MPs should raise a motion in Parliament to debate about the rate of.accidents in our major highways
aldayz · 9 months ago
zvakawoma hazvo akarepoter kumukadzi wake kuti ndatsika munhu mukadzi akaitonga ikapera uyo megerstreet akazopedzisa a av a kungoti zviziikamwwe neruzhinji chete nokuti munhu anga ava kunetsa woti wakandivurairei mumba manga musingachavatiki
Geda · 9 months ago
Hokoyo nengozi mufana wotomba
Poris · 9 months ago
Dont blame the Policeman, what was the deceased doing on the road. At least the policeman tried to save his life by Ferring him tto the chipatara.
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Mhanduwe · 9 months ago
Does he have the licence? Some of these uniformed services officers just drive without licences. They have an entitle that they are law into themselves.
@lipsy · 9 months ago
Mfana kwakanga kune aizviti CID akauya ndikamumisa kwakauya ana kuda weku rafingora, Putin,fugu pfeee, Fuhrer, patriot,chibaby chema STI's and Khan,Saka iwewe ndiwe ani iwewe zvako duzvî rembwá rine maplastic lipisi
hesvouko bhwaa · 9 months ago
wakurasa hunhu wangu ,this platform is for free ,mind you that we have elders here reads our comments .Mind your words are irritating others here.
@bhawa · 9 months ago
Kiti
lipsy · 9 months ago
@wuto,,totonzwa nemi ka mune dzakakwana,musoro unenge kumeso kweChembere,, ndokutumira Chibaby CheBato,ukaswera wanaka,,handisini ndakati muite matofoe kuChikoro
Wuto · 9 months ago
Uyo akuzviti @lipsy Haana brain 🧠
Gumlaz · 9 months ago
@bhuru I agree with you something went wrong but ngozi haiitirwe izvozvo
lipsy · 9 months ago
@Bhuru,,munenge **** baba imi 200 plus 100,,is equal to 300,,muri webato ripi
Winky D murume walipsy · 9 months ago
still do you think $300 is fine when a life was lost its not justice zimbabwe naDambudzo wayo idrama
Bhuru · 9 months ago
Sorry zvako nekusanzwisisa chirungu fine yekuuraya munhu apa yanzi $200 imwe $$100 ndeyekuti haana kureporter accident so yekuuraya munhu i200 dzokorora kuverenga futi pakanyorwa nechirung
Bhuru · 9 months ago
So he is just going to pay $200 fine when a life was lost, i smell injustice
doug · 9 months ago
Count 2 should be cancelled. He is a policeman, he is the police, and he reported to himself! The charges and sentencing versus what happened do not seem to be tying up. Would the same sentence have been given if he was not the police?
Matanga · 9 months ago
Akafunga kuti sezvo arimuporisa there was no need to do so
Hospital · 9 months ago
He should be sentenced for false information. Hospitals usually ask for police reports in such scenarios.

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