Supreme Court · 20 August 2025

Joseph Chanda v The People (Appeal 72/2024) [2025] ZMSC 21 (20 August 2025)

Circumstantial evidence excluding reasonable alternative hypotheses warranted the appellant's murder conviction; appeal dismissed. Flynote Criminal law — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Last seen theory — Inference of guilt must exclude reasonable alternative hypotheses — Appeal challenging factual findings and credibility assessments dismissed. Read full summary

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