19770813 TZHC Dodoma

- --~ ~•-;~ .1//c,,~~ :~ \ :·.· ::· -~., ytrt(B:r- g ~ .. ORIGIWI.L Jl.JRibDIC~~1ION TH:E; REPU131I C • Versus -· .. , 1.LF01 • ~ ·,1 c1·T, l _:.,._ J} -·;o c,-,··Yl'LlI.. >)c.d I 9fil!lg&: A'rTTIHPTDD Hr.m:c;,,::n c/s _211 (1) OF THE P:@1!~1 COJ)iI: CAP. 16 OF Ti-IE LAHS , JUDGt'.iEtf'l! MWiJCIIl.8'.l1E 9 J. , The c1,ccused 9 ,1..LFC,:"!;INA D/d Sl}s'£i'.1!LA 9 wa:3 chartsecl. with attempted •.mrder c; s I 211· (1) of the Penal Cod0. M ~ ,.. It was alleged that on. or about 15th 0ctober 9 1976 at Iisek~ \Till-?-Ce within the District and Region of I· ·inga. · sl:e unlawfully c._ttempt2cl to ca·o_se the death of her husband - one Petor.s/o ~adinda - ~n tr.~t ~~tcr locking the door fro:j'} outside she wil·fully and unlavrfully cet fir~ t? the dwelling house k..viowL1c th:i. t the said husbc1.r::c. u::.cJ • fo.;-;;t :i,sloei, insido. . . By the ,)vid.ence of J)ete:.' Kof.inc:-:t ? 1 :·.1 the prosecution estce.blished that the couple h::i,d e'',:rliGr he./'., f q_u:1:;:--:r:'L➔ l over ;r::mt could be referred to as domes-~ic affai:::·. 'I'he quc..rrel ~ndc.:d ,tt1 t:w._a0curied being tied up with ropes bec0..use she hJ.cl. biJconc vio:tent ClJ:lcl threatened to commit suicide or burn down their dwelli,1:z- houso. They took her to the. ten (10) cell lec:1.cler. 1·ib-:m th~ ;1-·opes werG r0nov·:.:d the two returned to their hor:ie ht.. t in ::.10 Ll'.)od -co t~--lk to e.:-,ch ctl1_cr. As it wo.s al:ceacly dark PW .1 went to bods le.:.ving etccus2d in 2.;_1oth..:.-r roon us:~d as a kitchen. Ho was later awo..lrnned fr.'.)D his s leC?p '?Y c1. lrnock at the door. He then realized that the hous 1; was on fire when_ ho escc:p0d to safety through a door forced open by :Paskali l~-:,di;d~, (PH.4). The house was cor:1pletely destroyed. AccusEd w~s not ~t the scene. ShJ h~d esca~ed but was arrestee. on the followi1\g de:.v. V ; That o.ccused hr.tel \;ilfuJ:ly burnt down the house w2,s confirmed by h0r extra juclicL:l stats-cc::nt to _thee: Justice. of the Poo.ce - Twaha clo,iDccl to have burnt do1,m the house in 2., hs°J3,t Jf p:~:~siol'\, follm-lil1[; cm e::1.rlior, bec,ting recoivcd at the !1ands of H'l.1 9 cmd: for ..).O gcod crms8. One Julius ~~{.;in\;:, had confir;-.-:ac°. of ';ho q_uarrel and the tying of accm;ecl with ropes boc:--,use ,she ;.12.cl allegedly beco,;10 violent and thr02,tened to take hc,r own life or burn d.own their house. He h2..d observed o.'1 . injury ne:tr hor l·Jft eye. !:e did ;,ct enquire n.s to how she c2.u,.) to susfa,in the injury nor- clid he cmquire ci.bout the c2use of the q_l:r ,rrcl. 1 .• /2. f 2 first p0rson to arrive at the SC8tlC: ,,,l1,'0n they s:.,:w th2 house on fire. outsidr:::. PW.l then squee:2;ed hi;1self thrc,ugh to s2.fety. Tho prosGcution then c2.lled. in .Ii 8423 P.C. Charl,3s c1s PW.5. He was th0 arroGtinc offict.ff ancl the one whc had conducted. the investign,tions. He bad visited th•c: scene a:ndhad seen the ·burnt house. He said only thd T,md walls hc:.cl r,.::L1::;,in'-:cl. He hc,cl ob,s2rvod sone injuries c,:::. accused' s body. He la tor had given e, ?F. 3 tc her aio she could be ex::1Dined at tl1e Hosri tal. He then produced the PF. 3 with the nedical re1iort on _it. 'I'he findings on the .PF. 3 confin-1ed the injuries - PW.5 had observed. At this juncture th2 prosecution offered one Lulrnlokwarnmgu d/o K2sinde - the accused I s r:tc,,ther - for cross 0xa,;in2.tion by the defence. 'I'o the cross cz21;inc:.ticm. sho replied that on tho r::12:terial in ELh;? untied bor. Slw nlso observed sone j_n:juries on >or b;)cl;; ,.,}·•.ich wer0 consistent with beating. In her statm;ont en oo.th the acci.1.S.JJ clenLecl h:-,,ving wilfully set fire to the hous8. She plG~dad ~ccidont. inside tho hoUfJO 1,,11;.cm tho lYmse c:,.u:;ht fire, She sc1.id s}10 wc:.:s ho:).ding a pot of burning charcoal nee.r ti:2 c:0,::,r to thei~c house wlwn PW .1 tried tosnatcfuw pot fr .. u h,)r to grcNont hbr fr,:;i0, ti.king it into tho kitchen sc: she cculcl ·boil wa tcr f,-'.'J:r ;.1c;r3r::agin,~, h8r injured body. She waved her hand with the ;Jot to avoid :~~'!. 1. In tho process a piece of red instantly, On th0, facts th,Jr,2 can 1:k nc5 doubt at :111 9 e1.nd in fact there is no as alleged. Tl'1e r_1ain issue The two ,gontlener::. assussors Wi.?rG u..'1.n,nino:.w in the vj_ew th,:-~ t accused delibC::rat,::lJ ::iet fire to the h:mso. I 2.n in ::,g:rc,:;;~:ent wi th this view. There was anpl8 evicl0nce ·!;h2,t accus3cl La(l -02e:E tLreateninG either to kill l1,::;rs2lf or to set tl'-18 h,,uso on firu en account cf soue n2.ri tal mi sunders tcmclings. She hc:.cl inf:1ct 1JeG::'::~ violent and other people had to tie her with ropes CcncL tG...lz.:c her to ·,~ho ten ceJ.:l. lt;r,d01· as a result. She, hcwever 9 CiY,;;s no r0:,.so,1 which could possibly be true as to why she had to l,e trecd;ed in tJ1;_:,t; ma:1.c.1,:Jr. When tne fire, F:. 6 ed ;:,,ccused disappeared until the folJ.c,rL::.e c:ay. .... 3 Tho gentlr..,1:1en ::i,ssessor::; wer~ :F;HE::v0r not .sati.sfied th::;,t she burnt down tha hcus e j_nt2n-:'1.L,g tc., ki 11 PH .1. They were also not · satisfiod th2,t :ev!.l w2.s (~sl0cp :Lnsid.s th0: h0use when she set fire to the house. I an also net saU:::.fi~c. tho.t 2.11 intent to kill he,s been established. i!.ivid::: 0-::.ce wo.s n.vai:i.ablo th~.;(; it wo.s not possic,lc to lock :pi.r. 1 insid:;, the hou::::e to provu:1t hi11 to cGcape bec2..use 0110 of ·ctw doors uas :i_::ic:-·,p2.blo of locl:ine froD ov.tside. In addi tion 9 the fire st2.rtec1 at the lei tc:1tm - away frcr:,, the sitting roor.1 where the two doors were loc'l tod. This would al:::c c;o to show that PW.4 lied when he s;:i,id ·ch2t hu fou..'1.d F.:J.l locked inside and shouting for belp. It is unbeliev,:,lllo th:-t Pf .1 should have been shouting for so;·,1eone, to open for hin v:hE:!n h0 cm:,ld. opc::-1 the door fron inside without difficulty. It w.::,s ::1is hc,use - so he knew the set up and the r:ioch;:,,nisL, of tl,.e doors. I:e nay hnvo ·1Jeen inside the house when .s,ccusud set the house .Jn fire - yet t;1::,t fact alone does not establish an intent tu ldll. .il.s alre.:tc:.~, ru;1ark2d it cannot be said the.. t p;_,J .1 1.-:c1.s locked. L,si(.e 1,1hen <.me of the doors was ir:9apablc iDf locki ,,c fro~.1 ou tsic~.0. ."nd o:n the authority of R. V. :MLAY KilJY:'J~\LI 1967 I'. C. D. 342 nereJ.y setting a house on fire knowing th:-.:t soneonu j_;_:; insicle - dces rwt Ct.:-;;~mnt to ntteupted r.mrder. Sor.ietbinc; nor~ ;-:1u_st b'-' dune to r:::.r.ife8t an intc-ntion to kill - as by locking all the doors to r:.:-cyvent uscl.i.pe CI the victir.1. But accused had wilfuJ.ly set tt.e house ,:-,11 fir0. It w:1.s net her property alone - so the act w::i.s 1.,1.nl2,,.rful. .-inch :1.ct cffcmds O.i_''?,i '1S t s. 319 of the Penal Code. It is ,'.,r:::c,r,. Lccordinc;ly I firnt accused not euil ty of Atte1:1pted hm7di2:i:- but c_?.UiJ.·c;y cf J!.:r:-son and convict her of tlie offence. (sc;d). -" k ..b . ' J • l-iwa.i,ete1 JUDGE PR::I:VIOUS COFVI :;_,:11'1;:,;]1 l~ir;:,t Off.:nclor. 13ut l~rGon - very serious offence ca:;:,ryi .,c; a r.:-'lxir,.{11.1 scnt,,nco •Jf J.ife inprisoni:ient. PU.:,">. Ilif MI'.l1IG.' ..fiOF~ Cirouust:.:.nces call for leniency. Lccusecl beaten twice by PW.l. Scam still vivid. Lost control and decided to co1,i!::1i t tho offence. .,\ccm,<::d i.s ni:1G uontLs prr.:i9---i.::mt .. could deliver any tine. On b.-::.il but in rc_mo,nd for one r;onth before beinc; relec..secl on bail. Pr2.y for leniency. (sgd). (1•1. J. 1-h-n::.kibete) JUDGE ALI,OCU'IUS i l'JIL SENTSl-!C:'.i)~ Accused cor.1ni tt,:d .'.1 very soricl!s offence indeed. It was a senseless .::.ct en her pe.:rt. Sl-:2 ne-1.y cert:::inly h::tve been b2,. ,fam and i;1f2.ct I h::'..ve found ::. t ,'18 o. f:::,ct tb,:.t sn.e was actually boa ten - still it u~'..s not open t'.': l~,):~ t:.:, .~,ct so s.::1.vo.c;uJ.y. It w,s open to her to b . ko ho:::: :-:8:·-,:,:i~~:j_:-:t -co .:1:. -~'- . ...;2' ·t;},.~ 0')1;.rt er Police. .,. 4 Howevcr 9 I b,)::;,r in nind the~ fcwt that PH.l w::,;,s c,qually to bl2J:1e because he too took the law i1 t:°l hie own harc:.s when he clecidecl to beat her nnl not o:::-i.es -but on two occasions. I ar'. '.'olso v,:iry nuch influenced by th::: fo.ct that accus;.,d is n:::·w ni,Jv r::ontlJs pr0g1mnt. Accn:rclingly I s<.mLance her ta six (6) yoi:?c:.~s j_,:1JY~isom,cmt and order that the M• '!,Kii:'F'TJi') l'l. ,... . J. . J :.J - JUIJG:i: DODOI'f1A IIIGE COlmT 13Lsj_131.1.