Sunday, March 04, 2007

CONSULAR: LAING, Philip David - Final Judgement [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Mrs Laing

Please find below the report received from our Embassy in Harare following their attendance at the High Court yesterday (19 Feb) .

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Consul attended the High Court today for the final judgment of the three men charged with the murder of Mr Laing. All three faced charges of (1) murder, (2) robbery, (3) kidnapping and (4) attempted murder. All three were found not guilty of murder and attempted murder but guilty of culpable homicide, robbery, kidnapping and administering a noxious substance.

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The accused's defence was "I dident know the ecid wuld do thet".

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