homicide

If found guilty the defendants face lengthy prison sentences for "homicide through negligence", fraud and forgery.

The 16-year-old boy, who was 15 at the time, was originally charged with murder but admitted the lesser charge of culpable homicide.

He was put on trial there for culpable homicide after the suspicious death of a 16-year-old boy in Zimbabwe but the case collapsed.

Coltart then instructed another law firm to pursue a legal case against Smyth who was eventually charged with culpable homicide over Guide’s death, as well as charges relating to the beatings.

Last month, the country saw an average of 74 homicides a day, up from 69 a day in October 2023.