[2020] KEHC 8549 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 8549 (KLR)

The court found that the accused, IKK, was the last person with the deceased and admitted in a detailed confession to strangling and defiling her. The post-mortem report corroborated the cause of death as strangulation, and the injuries matched the accused's account. The court rejected the accused's defence of intoxication, finding that his actions before, during, and after the offence demonstrated awareness and intent, thus establishing malice aforethought. The confession was deemed voluntary and consistent with the medical and circumstantial evidence. The prosecution proved all elements of murder beyond reasonable doubt, and the accused was found guilty as charged.

Citation
[2020] KEHC 8549 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Republic of Kenya; Defendant: IKK
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Bungoma
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
30 January 2020
Case Number
Criminal Case 24 of 2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Case / Judgment
Outcome
conviction
Judges
SN Riechi
Legal Topics
Murder, Malice Aforethought, Confession Evidence, Defilement, Intoxication Defence
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Murder Malice Aforethought Confession Evidence Defilement Intoxication Defence

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Parties

Republic of Kenya

Applicant

IKK

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Case / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the accused caused the death of the deceased by an unlawful act.
  2. 2 Whether the accused acted with malice aforethought as required for murder.
  3. 3 Whether the accused's confession was voluntary and admissible.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the accused, IKK, was the last person with the deceased and admitted in a detailed confession to strangling and defiling her. The post-mortem report corroborated the cause of death as strangulation, and the injuries matched the accused's account. The court rejected the accused's defence of intoxication, finding that his actions before, during, and after the offence demonstrated awareness and intent, thus establishing malice aforethought. The confession was deemed voluntary and consistent with the medical and circumstantial evidence. The prosecution proved all elements of murder beyond reasonable doubt, and the accused was found guilty as charged.

Court Disposition

conviction

Orders

  • The accused IKK is found guilty of murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code and is convicted accordingly.