Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder and Assault |
Sentence: |
10 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2 |
Year Crime: |
2010 |
Year Convicted: |
2012 |
Year Cleared: |
2014 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
South Africa |
County or Region of Crime: |
KwaZulu-Natal |
City of Crime: |
Pietermaritzburg |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
Nazeer Bux |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On July 28, 2014 Nazeer Bux was acquitted by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on the basis the trial court failed to take into account that the prosecution failed to prove Bux's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
27 |
Age When Released: |
29 |
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Male |
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"Man acquitted of dog fight murder, By Sherlissa Peters, July 29, 2014" |
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http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/man-acquitted-of-dog-fight-murder-1.1727460#.U9haO3-vEZI |
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