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Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko Habamungu atagabanyirizwa ibihano kuko yari amaze guhabwa ibito ntarengwa, rugaragaza no kugabanya igihano cya Nziragira.
The Court of Appeal upheld a conviction but reduced the sentence, holding that appellate-stage admission of guilt did not justify mitigation, though the punishment could match the offence's gravity.
An employer who terminates an employee without notice and without serious misconduct, and fails to provide written reasons, commits unlawful dismissal and is liable for compensation as provided by law.
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Acceptance of guilt at the appellate stage does not qualify as a mitigating factor under the law; however, the appellant's youth and lack of prior convictions justify a reduction of sentence, balanced against the gravity and fatal consequences of the offence. The sentence is reduced accordingly under the more lenient law now in force.
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The use of a lethal weapon (machete) to strike the victim's head and arm multiple times demonstrated intent to kill, justifying the conviction for attempted murder. The defendant did not unequivocally admit to attempted murder at any stage, and had already received mitigation at the High Court. The cruelty of the act further precluded additional sentence reduction or suspension.
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The accident suffered by MULINDAHABI FĂ©lix did not qualify as a workplace accident because he was not traveling between his regular residence and workplace on a work assignment paid for by the employer, nor was there evidence that the journey was employer-mandated. Therefore, liability rests with the vehicle insurer (SANLAM AG Plc), not the social security fund (RSSB).
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