: The appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilty to contravening s 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] (Culpable Homicide). The facts of the matter are that on 9 August 2008 at 1700 hours, and at Dema, the appellant, who is employed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ran over the deceased, 12 years of age, with a vehicle which he was driving and the deceased died on the spot.
Upon conviction, the appellant was sentenced as follows:
a) Seven months imprisonment, of which four months imprisonment was suspended for five years on condition...
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