Chivero boat crew acquitted on appeal
HARARE – Two of the three men who were jailed following the Chivero boat disaster that killed 11 children on Christmas day in 2011 have been acquitted by the High Court.
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HARARE – Two of the three men who were jailed following the Chivero boat disaster that killed 11 children on Christmas day in 2011 have been acquitted by the High Court.
Three crew members of the overloaded boat which capsized, killing 11 children in Lake Chivero on Christmas Day last year, were yesterday each jailed for five years for culpable homicide, while the owner was acquitted on a technicality.
The owner and crew members of the boat that capsized killing 11 children at Lake Chivero on Christmas Day last year were performing a ritual on the day, a court was told. The four allegedly performed a ritual at the lake and killing the children was part of the rite.
Post-mortem results for the 11 children who died at Lake Chivero on Christmas Day last year cannot be used in court as evidence because the doctor who performed the examination is incompetent, defence lawyers have said.
The owner and crew members of the boat that capsized, killing 11 children at Lake Chivero on Christmas Day last year may face murder charges. The prosecution is likely to prefer a more serious charge after a survivor’s testimony suggested the suspects intended to kill them.