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UBUSHINJACYAHA vs RUTIKANGA

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Holding and result

The appeal was dismissed because the court found no material defects in the evidence relied upon by the lower courts. The hearsay evidence was corroborated by the medical report, which showed signs consistent with sexual assault. The absence of semen did not undermine the conviction, as the totality of evidence, including the child's testimony and supporting witnesses, was sufficient. The appellant failed to rebut the medical findings or provide a plausible alternative explanation. The conviction and sentence were upheld.

Court disposition

Appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed.

Orders

  • The appeal of Rutikanga Jean Baptiste is dismissed as unfounded.
  • The judgment of the High Court (RPA01054/2021/HC/MUS) is affirmed.
  • The sentence of 20 years' imprisonment remains in force.
  • Rutikanga Jean Baptiste is exempted from paying court costs due to being in custody.

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Material facts

Parties

Ubushinjacyaha

Prosecution Counsel: Niyonkuru Françoise

Rutikanga Jean Baptiste

Appellant/accused Counsel: Me Gabiro David

Amounts and remedies

  • Sentence (years): 20

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Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Final Appeal

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Questions and positions

Legal issues

Party arguments

Applicant
Rutikanga Jean Baptiste argued that he was falsely accused due to a family dispute, that the evidence was unreliable as it was based on hearsay, that the medical report did not conclusively link him to the alleged crime, and that alternative explanations for the medical findings were not excluded. He also argued that he was not forensically tested together with the child, and that the absence of semen in the medical report should exonerate him.
Respondent
The Prosecution argued that the grounds of appeal were baseless, that the evidence from the child, corroborated by other witnesses and the medical report, was sufficient, and that the absence of semen did not negate the other evidence of sexual assault. The prosecution requested the appeal be dismissed and the lower court's decision upheld.

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Court’s reasoning

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    RPAA00307/2022/CA and settled jurisprudence

    Hearsay evidence is admissible in criminal cases if corroborated by other evidence and its credibility is assessed by the court.

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    Court's reasoning and settled practice

    A medical report is relied upon unless it is rebutted with clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

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    Court's reasoning

    Proof of sexual assault on a minor does not require the presence of semen; other medical and testimonial evidence may suffice.

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Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because the court found no material defects in the evidence relied upon by the lower courts. The hearsay evidence was corroborated by the medical report, which showed signs consistent with sexual assault. The absence of semen did not undermine the conviction, as the totality of evidence, including the child's testimony and supporting witnesses, was sufficient. The appellant failed to rebut the medical findings or provide a plausible alternative explanation. The conviction and sentence were upheld.

Obiter and limits

  • The court reiterated that hearsay evidence, when corroborated, can be relied upon in criminal cases.
  • The court noted that challenging a medical report requires clear and convincing evidence of an alternative cause for the findings.

Court disposition

Appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed.

  • The appeal of Rutikanga Jean Baptiste is dismissed as unfounded.
  • The judgment of the High Court (RPA01054/2021/HC/MUS) is affirmed.
  • The sentence of 20 years' imprisonment remains in force.
  • Rutikanga Jean Baptiste is exempted from paying court costs due to being in custody.

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Court of Appeal

Criminal· 29 April 2025

RPAA 00548/2023/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs RUTIKANGA

- Source: Amategeko - Section: Decisions (Judgements) - Date: 2025-04-29 - Case/document no.: RPAA 00548/2023/CA - Collection: Court of Appeal

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UBUSHINJACYAHA vs RUTIKANGA [Rwanda URUKIKO RW’UBUJURIRE – RPAA 00548/2023/CA (Rukundakuvuga, P.J.) 29 Mata 2025] Amategeko agenga ibimenyetso –ibimenyetso mu manza nshinjabyaha – ubuhamya – ubuhamya bushingiye ku mabwire – Ubuhamya bushingiye ku mabwire buremewe iyo bushyigikiwe n’ibindi bimenyetso. Incamake y’ikibazo: Uru rubanza rwatangiye Ubushinjacyaha burega Rutikanga mu Rukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Rubavu, bumukurikiranyeho icyaha cyo gusambanya umwana witwa N.V ufite imyaka cumi n’umwe. Rutikanga yaburanye ahakana icyaha ashinjwa. Urukiko mu rubanza RP00435/2020/TGI/RBV, rushingiye ku Imvugo z’umwana wasambanyijwe, raporo yakozwe n’ubuyobozi bw’inzego z’ibanze no kuri aporo ya muganga igaragaza ko N.V yasambanyijwe, rwemeje ko ahamwa n’icyaha cyo gusambanya umwana uri munsi y’imyaka 14 y’amavuko, rumuhanisha igifungo cya burundu. Rutikanga ntiyanyuzwe n’imikirize y’urwo rubanza arujuririra mu Rukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Musanze, avuga ko yahimbiwe icyaha na nyina w’umwana. Avuga kandi ko imvugo z’abatangabuhamya atari izo kwizerwa. Urukiko mu rubanza RPA01054/2021/HC/MUS rwamuhamije icyaha rushingiye ku mvugo z’abatangabuhamya na raporo ya muganga igaragaza ko hari ibimenyetso bihamya ko umwana ashobora kuba yarasambanyijwe, ariko rumugabanyiriza igihano kuko ari ubwa mbere akurikiranweho icyaha mu buryo buzwi, ahanishwa igifungo cy’imyaka 20. Rutikanga nabwo ntiyanyuzwe

n’icyemezo cy’Urukiko, yongera kujuririra Urukiko rw’Ubujurire ashimangira ko yahamijwe icyaha atakoze. Anenga Urukiko gushingira kuri raporo ya muganga wemeje ko akarangabusugi k’umwana kangiritse kandi ko mu gitsina cye hatukuye nyamara ngo akaba ataragaragaje isano iri hagati y’ibyo bimenyetso byagaragaye mu gitsina cy’umwana na Rutikanga, kuko ngo gutukura bishobora guturuka ku mpamvu nyinshi zitandukanye zirimo n’uburwayi naho akarangabusugi ko gashobora no kuba karangijwe n’undi utari we. Ubushinjacyaha buvuga ko impamvu z’ubujurire za Rutikanga nta shingiro zifite kuko ibyo avuga atari ko byagenze bikaba atari ukuri, bityo asaba ko urubanza rujuririrwa rutahinduka. Urukiko mu rubanza RPAA00548/2023/CA, rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Rutikanga nta shingiro bufite kuko atabasha kuvuguruza ibimenyetso byashingiweho mu n’Urukiko rumuhamya icyaha mu rubanza rujuririrwa. Incamake y’icyemezo:1. Ubuhamya bushingiye ku mabwire buremewe iyo bushyigikiwe n’ibindi bimenyetso. Bityo, umutangabuhamya avuga ibyo yiboneye cyangwa ibyo yumvise mu buryo butaziguye, ariko urukiko akaba ari rwo rwonyine rusuzuma mu bushishozi bwarwo icyizere cyangwa ireme bukwiye guhabwa. 2. raporo ya muganga ishingirwaho iyo ntakiyivuguruza ku buryo budashidikanywaho. Bityo. Uhinyura raporo ya muganga utagaragaza ku buryo budashidikanywaho ko ibimenyetso muganga yabonye ku gitsina cy’umwana hari indwara asanganywe yaba yarabimuteye, uko guhinyura kuba nta shingiro gufite. Ubujurire nta shingiro bufite. Nta mategeko yashingiweho:

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Imanza zifashishijwe: Urubanza RPAA 00307/2022/CA, haburana Ubushinjacyaha na Nyandwi Emmanuel alias Kaguru rwaciwe ku wa 27/12/2024 (igika cya 19). Urubanza. I. IMITERERE Y’URUBANZA [1] Mu ijoro ryo kuwa 10/05/2020 rishyira kuwa 11/05/2020, mu mudugudu wa Kamina, mu Kagari ka Cyahafi, umurenge wa Bwira, Akarere ka Ngororero, umugabo witwa Ndorimana Vénant yatahanye na bagenzi be babiri barimo uwitwa Rutikanga Jean Baptitse bose banyweye inzoga. Bageze muri urwo rugo Ndorimana Vénant yatonganye n’umugore we Nyirambanjimpundu Claudine, bituma uwo mugore abyuka ajya kurara mu baturanyi, abo bagabo basigara muri urwo rugo banywa inzoga. Bivugwa ko bigeze mu gicuku ahagana mu masa munani z’ijoro, umwana wo muri urwo rugo witwa N.V ufite imyaka cumi n’umwe (11) y’amavuko yagiye kuri WC, Rutikanga Jean Baptise aramukurikira amusambanyiriza inyuma y’igikoni, amufashe umunwa ngo adatabaza. Uwo mwana yahise abibwira se umubyara atangira gutongana na Rutikanga Jean Baptiste ndetse mu gitondo nyina atahutse nawe arabimubwira maze uyu ahita abimenyesha ubuyobozi, Rutikanga Jean Baptiste atangira gukurikiranwa. [2] Nyuma y’iperereza, Ubushinjacyaha bwamuregeye Urukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Rubavu, bumukurikiranyeho icyaha cyo gusambanya umwana. Rutikanga Jean Baptiste yaburanye ahakana icyaha ashinjwa. [3] Mu rubanza RP00435/2020/TGI/RBV rwaciwe n’Urukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Rubavu ku wa 26/11/2021,

rwemeje ko ahamwa n’icyaha cyo gusambanya umwana uri munsi y’imyaka 14 y’amavuko, rumuhanisha igifungo cya burundu rushingiye ku bimenyetso bikurikira : Imvugo z’umwana wasambanyijwe n’iz’abatangabuhamya batandukanye bamushinja ; Raporo yakozwe n’ubuyobozi bw’inzego z’ibanze ihamya ko yasambanyije umwana ; Raporo ya muganga igaragaza ko N.V yasambanyijwe. [4] Rutikanga Jean Baptiste ntiyanyuzwe n’imikirize y’urubanza ajuririra Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Musanze, avuga ko yahimbiwe icyaha na nyina w’umwana utarishimiye ko bamwunga n’umugabo we bari bafitanye ibibazo kandi ko atanashimishwaga n’uburyo amafaranga umugabo we yakoreraga bayanyweraga inzoga. Avuga ko bitari gushoboka ko asambanya umwana ntatabaze nta nagire undi abibwira kandi muri iyo nzu hari abantu benshi, ahakana ko nta n’ibyo yabwiye se. Yanenze kandi imvugo z’abandi batangabuhamya avuga ko ari abagore b’inshuti za nyina w’umwana, ko bafatanyije gucura umugambi wo kumubeshyera. [5] Mu rubanza RPA01054/2021/HC/MUS rwaciwe ku wa 30/11/2023, Urukiko Rukuru/Urugereko rwa Musanze narwo rwamuhamije icyaha, ariko rumugabanyiriza igihano kuko ari ubwa mbere akurikiranweho icyaha mu buryo buzwI, ahanishwa igifungo cy’imyaka 20. Mu kumuhamya icyaha Urukiko rwashingiye ku kuba : Imvugo za se na nyina w’umwana mu Bugenzacyaha zivuguruza, ibyo uregwa yireguza ko umwana atahise abibwira se akimara gusambanywa kandi ko se yabanje kumushinjura ; Imvugo z’abatangabuhamya bose zihuriza ku kuba umwana yarababwiye ko yasambanyijwe na Rutikanga Jean Baptiste, akabikorera inyuma y’igikoni cyabo ; kandi koko uwo mugabo yari yaraye muri urwo rugo n’abandi banywa inzoga basinze ;

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Rusanga izi mvugo z’abatangabuhamya zikwiye guhabwa ishingiro, kuko zishyigikiwe na raporo ya muganga igaragaza ko hari ibimenyetso bihamya ko umwana ashobora kuba yarasambanyijwe birimo kwangirika kw'igitsina (signs of genetal tract trauma), kuba igitsina gitukuye (redness), kwangirika kw’akarangabusugi (swelling of the clitoris with hymen perforation which are in favor of the possibility of rape). [6] Rutikanga Jean Baptiste nabwo ntiyanyuzwe n’icyemezo cy’Urukiko, yongera kujuririra Urukiko rw’Ubujurire urubanza rwe ruhabwa RPAA00548/2023/CA, iburanisha mu ruhame rishyirwa ku wa 08/04/2025. Uwo munsi ugeze Rutikanga Jean Baptiste yitaba yunganiwe na Me Gabiro David, naho Ubushinjacyaha buhagarariwe na Niyonkuru Françoise, Umushinjacyaha ku rwego rw’Igihugu. [7] Mu bujurire bwe Rutikanga Jean Baptiste ashimangira ko yahamijwe icyaha atakoze. Anenga Urukiko gushingira kuri raporo ya muganga wemeje ko akarangabusugi k’umwana kangiritse kandi ko mu gitsina cye hatukuye nyamara atagaragaje isano iri hagati y’ibyo bimenyetso byagaragaye mu gitsina cy’umwana na Rutikanga Jean Baptiste, kuko gutukura bishobora guturuka ku mpamvu nyinshi zitandukanye zirimo n’uburwayi naho akarangabusugi ko gashobora no kuba karangijwe n’undi utari we. [8] Uhagarariye Ubushinjacyaha avuga ko impamvu z’ubujurire za Rutikanga Jean Baptiste nta shingiro zifite kuko ibyo avuga asobanura impamvu ze

z’ubujurire atari ko byagenze bikaba atari ukuri, bityo asaba ko urubanza rujuririrwa rutahinduka. [9] Muri uru rubanza harasuzumwa ikibazo cyo kumenya niba hari inenge ziri mu bimenyetso Urukiko rwashingiyeho ruhamya Rutikanga Jean Baptiste icyaha cyo gusambanya umwana. II. ISESENGURA RY’IKIBAZO KIGIZE URUBANZA Kumenya niba hari inenge ziri mu bimenyetso Urukiko rwashingiyeho ruhamya Rutikanga Jean Baptiste icyaha cyo gusambanya umwana. [10] Rutikanga Jean Baptiste, avuga ko Urukiko Rukuru/Urugereko rwa Musanze rwamuhamije icyaha nta bimenyetso bifatika rushingiyeho. Asobanura ko akimara gufatwa yasabye ko we n’umwana bapimirwa hamwe kugira ngo ibimenyetso by’abahanga bigaragaze ko hari aho bahuriye, cyane cyane ko uwo mwana yavugaga ko yamusohoreyeho ariko birirengagizwa. Avuga ko bajya gutanga ikirego, umwana yavugaga ko yamusambanyije kugeza arangije kandi ntawabatesheje, ariko ajyanywe ka muganga mu bihe biteganywa n’amategeko, muganga asanga ayo masohoro ntayari mu gitsina cye ahubwo avuga ko nta karangabusugi afite, nyamara ntiyavuga igihe kaba karaviriyeho cyangwa ngo agaragaze ko ari Rutikanga Jean Baptiste waba warakangije. [11] Rutikanga Jean Baptiste yongeraho ko ataraye muri ruriya rugo wenyine akibaza impamvu umwana atatabaje ngo afatirwe mu cyuho ahubwo akabivuga ari uko bagiye gutaha. Yemeza ko iyi ari inama uyu mwana yagiriwe na nyina wari wirukanywe n’umugabo

we kuko uyu asanzwe avuga ko Rutikanga Jean Baptitse nk’umukoresha w’umugabo we ari we umwoshya (se w’umwana ni umu Aide- maçon ufasha Rutikanga ukora akazi k’ubufundi). [12] Anenga kandi Urukiko kuba rwaremeje ko gutukura kwagaragaye ku gitsina cy’uwo mwana kwaba kwaratewe no gusambanywa nyamara gushobora guturuka ku mpamvu nyinshi zirimo kwishima cyangwa izindi ndwara nka tricomonase n’ibindi, ndetse ko na nyina yabikora, kuko Umuntu ushaka kukugirira nabi ntacyo atakora, cyane cyane ko ajya kugenda (ava mu rugo iryo joro) yavuze ngo agiye kubacisha amafaranga. Avuga ko uwo mwana atari gusambanywa ngo akarangabusugi ke gacike, ntave amaraso, ko ndetse se w’umwana we yamushinjuye kuko azi ko ibyo ashinjwa ataribyo, agasoza asaba Urukiko kubona ko hari ugushidikanya kugaragara mu bimenyetso byashingiweho gukwiye gutuma agirwa umwere.

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[13] Umwunganizi we anenga ko Rutikanga Jean Baptiste yafashwe ariko ntapimwe ngo ibimenyetso bya gihanga bihuzwe n’ibimenyetso byafashwe mu gitsina cy’umwana n’imvugo ze. Akavuga kandi ko uretse umwana abandi batangabuhamya bose bavuga ibyo yababwiye, ubuhamya bwabo bukaba budakwiye kwizerwa. Yibaza uburyo umubyeyi yabwirwako umwana we yasambanyijwe, akicecekera bukarinda bucya, ko ibyo bitumvikana. Akavuga ko mu bimenyetso byashingiwe harimo imvugo zivuguruzanya, nk’aho nyina w’umwana mu ibazwa rye ku kibazo cya 5 yavuze ko yabonye amasohoro ku gitsina cy’umwana, muganga we akaba yaravuze ko nta masohoro yabonye ku mwana. Agasoza avuga ko no kuba Rutikanga Jean Baptiste atarahise atoroka nyuma yo kuvugana na se w’umwana bigaragaza ko ntacyo yishinjaga, bityo agasaba Urukiko kuzabona ko ari umwere nk’uko atahwemye kubigaragaza mu manza zabanjirije uru. [14] Uhagarariye Ubushinjacyaha we avuga ko impamvu z’ubujurire za Rutikanga Jean Baptiste ntaho zihurira n’ukuri kw’ibyabaye kandi zitavuguruza ibyashingiweho n’Urukiko rumuhamya icyaha. Asobanura ko uregwa atanenga kuba atarafatiwe mu cyuho nyamara umwana yarasobanuye ko nta muntu n’umwe wamubonye arimo kumusambanya kuko yamusohotse inyuma agiye kuri WC, aramufata aramusambanya amupfuka umunwa ngo adatabaza, umwana akinjira mu nzu ahita abibwira papa we, arira. Avuga ko ibyo bavuga ko se w’umwana yamushinjuye nabyo atari ukuri

kuko mu mvugo ze yasobanuye neza ko umwana yamubwiye ko Rutikanga amusambanyije, maze atonganya Rutikanga, amubaza uburyo amusambanyirije umwana undi akomeza kumuhakanira. [15] Uhagarariye Ubushinjacya anenga imvugo z’umwunganizi wa Rutikanga Jean Baptiste ko zisubira mu byabaye mu Rukiko Rwisumbuye kandi kuri uru rwego hagombye kunengwa ibyashingiweho mu bujurire gusa. Asoza asaba Urukiko kuzashingira ku ngingo 107 y’itegeko rigenga imiburanishirize y’imanza z’inshinjabyaha, hanyuma rukabona ko Rutikanga atashoboye kuvuguruza ibyashingiweho Urukiko rumuhamya icyaha.

UKO URUKIKO RUBIBONA [16] Muri uru rubanza impaka zishingiye ku kumenya niba ibyo Rutikanga Jean Baptiste avuga ko kuba atarapimwe hamwe n’umwana ngo ibimenyetso by’abahanga bigaragaze ko ariwe wamusambanyije ari inenge yatuma urubanza ruhinduka akagirwa umwere. Zishingiye kandi ku kumenya niba kuba muganga atarasanze amasohoro mu gitsina cy’umwana ari impamvu imukuraho icyaha no kumenya niba hari inenge zigaragara mu buhamya bwatanzwe zatuma budashingirwaho. Ku bijyanye no kuba Rutikanga Jean Baptiste atarapimiwe hamwe n’umwana ngo ibimenyetso by’abahanga bigaragaze ko ariwe wamusambanyije no kuba nta masohoro yasanzwe mu gitsina cy’umwana. [17] Rutikanga Jean Baptiste avuga ko kuba yarahise afatwa ariko ntapimwe ngo ibimenyetso bya gihanga bihuzwe n’ibimenyetso byafashwe mu gitsina cy’umwana ndetse n’imvugo ze ku buryo ugushidikanya ko ari we koko wamusambanije bikurwaho, ari inenge yatuma agirwa umwere ku cyaha cyo gusambanya N.V. [18] Raporo ya muganga wapimye N.V ku wa 11/05/2020 yagaragaje ko nta masohoro agaragara mu gitsina cye, ariko asanga imyanya ndangagitsina ye yagize ihungabana, itukara kandi akarangabusugi ke kangiritse, yanzura ko umwana ashobora kuba yasambanyijwe. (There are signs of genital tract trauma, especialy redness, swelling of the clitoris with hymen perforation which are in favor of the possibility of rape). Iyi raporo kandi igaragaza ko Rutikanga Jean Baptiste nawe yapimwe indwara zandurira mu mibonano mpuzabitsina, muganga asanga ntazo afite.

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[19] Nk’uko bigaragara nta masohoro yasanzwe mu gitsina cy’umwana byumvikana ko ntacyo muganga yabonye cyari guherwaho hagereranwa ibyasanzwe mu gitsina cy’umwana na Rutikanga Jean Baptiste. Ibyo ariko ntibikuraho ibindi bimenyetso byerekana ko umwana yasambanyijwe, Urukiko rwahuje n’ubuhamya bwatanzwe rukemeza ko uyu yasambanyije umwana, kuko gusambanya umwana bidashingira byanze bikunze ku kuba uwamusambanyije yarangirije mu gitsina cye. Naho ibyo avuga ko umwana na nyina bemeje ko yari afite amasohoro mu gitsina ariko muganga ntayabone, Urukiko rusanga nabyo atari impamvu yatuma aba umwere kuko umwana na nyina nta buhanga bwo gutandukanya amasohoro n’ibindi bishobora kugaragara mu gitsina cy’umwana wahohotewe. Kumenya niba kuba Urukiko rwaremeje ko gutukura kwagaragaye ku gitsina cy’umwana kwatewe no gusambanywa nyamara gushobora guturuka ku zindi mpamvu nyinshi ari inenge [20] Rutikanga Jean Baptiste anenga ko Urukiko rwemeje ko gutukura kwagaragaye ku gitsina cy’umwana kwatewe no gusambanywa nyamara gushobora guturuka ku mpamvu nyinshi zirimo kwishima cyangwa izindi ndwara nka tricomonase n’ibindi, ndetse ko na nyina yabikora. Avuga ko uwo mwana atasambanywa ngo akarangabusugi ke gacike ariko kabureho amaraso, ko ariko kandi uwo mwana ashobora kwangizwa n’undi. [21] Dusanga raporo ya muganga ivuga ko hari ibimenyetso bigaragaza ko umwana yasambanyijwe birimo kwangirika

kw'igitsina (signs of genetal tract trauma), kurimo kuba igitsina gitukuye (rednes), kwangirika kw’akarangabusugi (swelling of the clitoris with hymen perforation wich are in faver of the possibility of rape). Koko rero ibyo byagaragajwe na muganga bihura no kuba Rutikanga Jean Baptiste adashobora kuvuguruza ko umwana yamushinjije ko yamusambanyije ndetse n’imvugo z’abatangabuhamya bemeje ko bumvise avuga ko yamurongoye, no kuba kandi ntacyo apfa n’umwana ku buryo yamutoranije mu bandi akaba ariwe abeshyera, kandi akaba yarivugiye ko ntacyo apfa n’abatangabuhamya bamushinja ibyo bumvise avuga, akaba rero adashobora kugaragaza undi waba warahohoteye uwo mwana muri icyo gihe.Bityo nta nenge iri mu kuba inkiko zibanza zarashingiye kuri iyo raporo ya muganga mu guhamya Rutikanga Jean Baptiste icyaha. kumenya niba hari inenge zigaragara mu buhamya bwatanzwe zatuma budashingirwaho [22] Rutikanga Jean Baptiste anenga ubuhamya bwashingiweho mu kumuhamya icyaha, akavuga ko abatangabuhamya bose bavuga ibyo babwiwe n’umwana, ko papa w’umwana yavuze ko akimara gusambanywa yahise abimubwira, ariko ngo akicecekera bukarinda bucya ; akaba asanga ibyo bidashoboka ko yabiceceka ntamenyesha ubuyobozi muri iryo joro ndetse nta natekereze ko yahita atoroka. Akavuga ko ubwo buhamya butagombaga gushingirwaho. [23] Ikibazo cy’ubuhamya bushingiye ku mabwire cyatanzweho umurongo mu manza

zitandukanye zaciwe n’uru Rukiko, uruheruka akaba ari RPAA00307/2022/CA, rwaciwe ku wa 27/12/2024 haburana Ubushinjacyaha na Nyandwi Emmanuel alias Kaguru (igika cya 19). Muri izo manza zose hafashwemo umurongo uvuga ko umutangabuhamya avuga ibyo yiboneye cyangwa ibyo yumvise mu buryo butaziguye, ariko urukiko akaba ari rwo rwonyine rusuzuma mu bushishozi bwarwo icyizere cyangwa ireme bukwiye guhabwa. Harebwe ububasha bw’Urukiko bwo gusuzuma mu bwigenge no mu bushishozi bwarwo ibimenyetso byose rwashyikirijwe, n’intego y’amategeko y’ibimenyetso (objectif du droit de la preuve) yo gushakisha ukuri, inkiko zemera ibimenyetso biziguye (preuve indirecte) cyangwa ibimenyetso bishingiye ku mabwire (preuve par ouï-dire) iyo bishyigikiwe n’ibindi bimenyetso bituma byizerwa. [24] Mu gika cya 22 cy’urubanza rujuririrwa Urukiko Rukuru/Urugereko rwa Musanze rwasesenguye imvugo z’abatangabuhamya Nyirambanjimpundu Claudine nyina w’umwana, Ndorimana Venant se w'uwo mwana na Kabega Rachel, rusanga bose bahuriza ku kuba N.V. yarababwiye ko Rutikanga Jean

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Baptiste yamufashe akamusambanya ubwo yari abyutse agiye kuri W.C, akamusambanyiriza inyuma y'igikoni cy’iwabo, kandi bose bakemeza ko koko Rutikanga yari yaraye muri urwo rugo iwabo w’umwana hamwe n’abandi banywa inzoga basinze, rubishingiraho, rubihuza n’ibyagaragajwe na raporo ya muganga, rwemeza ko ahamwa n’icyaha. [25] Uru Rukiko rusanga rero nta kosa Urukiko Rukuru/Urugereko rwa Musanze rwakoze mu gushingira ku mvugo z’abatangabuhamya batandukanye kuko zishyigikiwe na raporo ya muganga, igaragaza ko umwana afite ibimenyetso by’uko yasambanyijwe. Naho ibyo Rutikanga Jean Baptiste avuga ko imvugo z’abatangabuhamya ari amabwire adakwiye gushingirwaho, uru Rukiko rusanga nta gaciro bikwiye guhabwa kuko nk’uko byasobanuwe mu gika cya 22 cy’uru rubanza imvugo zishingiye ku mabwire zishobora kugira agaciro iyo zunganiwe n’ibindi bimenyetso. Naho ibyo asobanura ko gutukura kwagaragaye ku gitsina cy’umwana gushobora guterwa n’izindi mpamvu, uru Rukiko rusanga nabyo nta shingiro bikwiye guhabwa kuko nk’uko byasobanuwe, umunsi bivugwa ko yasambanyirijweho ari wo yapimweho; bikaba bitumvikana uko haba impurirane zitagize icyo zishingiyeho, ngo bibe byavuzwe ko umwana yasambanyijwe nibanamupima basange afite ibyo bimenyetso, mu gihe uhinyura raporo ya muganga atagaragaza ku buryo budashidikanywaho ko ibimenyetso muganga yabonye ku gitsina cy’umwana hari indwara asanganywe yaba

yarabimuteye. [26] Kubera izo mpamvu zose, uru Rukiko rurasanga ubujurire bwa Rutikanga Jean Baptiste nta shingiro bufite, bityo urubanza yajuririye rukaba rudahindutse. III. ICYEMEZO CY’URUKIKO [27] Rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Rutikanga Jean Baptiste nta shingiro bufite ; [28] Rwemeje ko urubanza RPA01054/2021/HC/MUS rwaciwe n’Urukiko Rukuru/Urugereko rwa Musanze ku wa 30/11/2023, rudahindutse ; [29] Rwemeje ko igihano cy’igifungo cy’imyaka makumyabiri (20) Rutikanga Jean Baptise yahanishijwe kigumyeho ; [30] Rutegetse ko Rutikanga Jean Baptiste asonewe gutanga amagarama y'urubanza kuko aburana afunze.

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