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Criminal law RPAA 00040/2024/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. SINGIRANKABO

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA 00040/2024/CA

Singirankabo VĂ©daste used a deadly traditional weapon (agasuka) to strike Mukankusi Anne Marie on the head, a vital part, resulting in death three days later. Medical evidence confirmed death was caused by head injury. Legal precedent establishes that intent to kill is inferred from such circumstances, and the minimum sentence for intentional homicide is 15 years imprisonment without a fine.

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  • Intentional homicide
  • Aggravated assault
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating circumstances
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Criminal law RPAA 01367/2024/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v NDUWAYEZU

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA 01367/2024/CA

The conviction for defilement was upheld based on the victim's consistent testimony, corroborating witness accounts, and a medical report confirming recent sexual trauma, all of which the accused failed to rebut. However, considering the accused's age and first-offender status, the sentence was reduced to ensure proportional justice.

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  • Sexual offences
  • Child protection
  • Aggravated assault
  • Standard of proof
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law RS/INJUST/RP 00003/2023/SC

UBUSHINJACYAHA v MUNYAKAZI N’ABANDI

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RS/INJUST/RP 00003/2023/SC

The Supreme Court found that the High Court erred by disregarding credible evidence of a conspiracy among the accused to commit murder, arson, and aggravated assault against Sifa Célestine's family, motivated by ethnic discrimination. The Court held that the pattern of discriminatory acts, corroborated witness statements, and the circumstances of the crime established both the conspiracy and the substantive offenses. The Court also found sufficient evidence that Munyamahoro Innocent and Hitimana Jean de Dieu committed ethnic discrimination. The Court imposed the highest penalty for the most s…

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  • Conspiracy
  • Murder
  • Arson
  • Aggravated assault
  • Discrimination
  • Revision for miscarriage of justice
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Criminal law RPAA00219/2024/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs KARIMUNDA

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA00219/2024/CA

Repeatedly striking the victim on the head with a hoe, a lethal weapon, demonstrated intent to kill. The sentence of 15 years' imprisonment was proportionate to the gravity of the attempted murder, and no further reduction was warranted.

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  • Attempted murder
  • Aggravated assault
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating circumstances
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Criminal law RPAA 00434/2023/CA - CMB RPAA 00353/2023/CA - CMB RPAA 00366/2023/CA - CMB 00435/2023/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs MAZINA N’ABANDI

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA 00434/2023/CA - CMB RPAA 00353/2023/CA - CMB RPAA 00366/2023/CA - CMB 00435/2023/CA

Sentences for KALINDA Faustin, NTIYIBAGIWE Didier alias Rukara, and BAZATSINDA Janvier alias Mayor are mitigated due to first-time offense and partial admission, but not for late admission; MAZINA DĂ©ogratias alias Gasongo acquitted due to insufficient evidence of participation in assault causing death; evidentiary standards require proof beyond reasonable doubt.

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  • Homicide
  • Aggravated assault
  • Mitigation of sentence
  • Failure to rescue
  • Evidentiary standards
  • Appeal procedure
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