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The Court of Appeal rejected provocation, reclassified the offence to intentional assault causing pain, and reduced the sentence under the newer, lighter law.
The Court of Appeal changed the conviction from causing death by assault to intentional assault or battery, reduced the sentence to 3 years and RWF 300,000, and ordered release.
The court held that the victim's testimony was credible, corroborated by other witnesses and documentary evidence, and that minor discrepancies among witnesses did not create reasonable doubt. The court found Nzamwita Anaclet guilty of intentional assault and battery and imposed a sentence within the statutory range.
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