High Court of Malawi Criminal Division - 2021 February

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February 2021
Accused convicted of murder; self-defence and provocation rejected; malice aforethought found based on use of a metal rod.
Criminal law – Murder – Proof beyond reasonable doubt – Post-mortem evidence and eyewitness credibility – Self-defence and provocation rejected – Malice aforethought established.
19 February 2021
Suspicion alone is insufficient under section 254 to require an accused to enter defence on a murder charge.
Criminal law — Murder — Elements (death, unlawful act/omission, malice aforethought) — Section 254 Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code — Sufficiency of prosecution case to call accused to defence — Suspicion insufficient; protection against self-incrimination.
18 February 2021
17 February 2021