19871118 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

~:}:r~Z~~r:,:;::;;-·, ·.·,~:-~');. ..-. •t'f~·,, •. , . ' W T;:CT. COtD.T OF LPEJ.::.L OF T.':JTZ/J-TL'l. i -- c::.Il:rn,..:'.L..:..PPJ::'J, NO. 62 -OF 1987 versus TIIE 2:~TilL IC •••• a • " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TI.ESPOlID:'J.NT (.,:~~'li>8,1l froo tho convict ion of tho IIi[jl Cow.·t of T;:,,nzani[t nt Musoma) (Mc.p~, J.) d;.:..tocl tho 26th dc.y of H;:i.y, 19G7 in Criminal Sos~,iono c. ~sc, Ho. 3 of 19.Q_i .J'u1)CW:c!TT OF TIB COURT Tho +wo o.ppcllcmts uho 2,ro brothers wo,~o ohai•ccd 11ith t!10 murdor of one ~'V-i:1.h,.:n,71, s/o riu'1iri and uoro :found Q.lil ty and c.orrvictod. They o.;~o now n~11x1c,.l inc;. On tho'~/1/04 at Ire,nm1r<.ni Village in J.'[,yc, Rocsion tho two appellants ui th their bJ~othor who w,:>..s not chc..1•eod ucrc seen by P .1-r .1 to bo chasing his 0 uor.;t tho a.ocm1-::iod. Tho npJ)ollants were noighboUl:'s of P.1v.1. ,. P.H.1 }.)loaded uith th01:1 to 102.vc his guest alone but Ilobi Mo.rwa the • first O..J:);.)ollc,nt rospo11dod by s<-1.;yin~ "you m:.it we will show you tod.aY''• I I ::1o1Ji Mc.n-r,:,.. then tlu·cw a stone at p. H.1 uhich hit his loft o.rra. ~'l.t !' [, thia n.ttc..c!r. P. lT. 1 J~o.n to tho ten coll loc.d.or and roportod tho matter. ' I !Io a.ncl the ton coll lo~',dor roturnod to tho scono to find the situn.tio~ cottinc uoI·oe. Kio,,h.:i tho second D.l)J?Olln.nt wc.e wicldtng a sime. llo"bi the fh·st ap1'l01lu.nt 1-m.s uiolding n. svon.r a.nd tho thi:rd 1Jrotl;lcr Me.hare wo.s c:o.:rryin,; o, thick stick. P. w.1 then went to MUe;'UlllU to report the incident ,:md froo tho:.·o ,,ent to lloG)_)ital for troo.tmont of his arm. Ho rotu:cnod home c.t O l).n. to find his r:,uost Ny::i.riili..-i,ngi. l;<;'iJ'.g doc,d-noar tho house of n. noiJhbour cn.llcd ~ i . Docon.sod hc.d. a wound on tho riGht 106 nnd tho loft wriGt. P.~T.2 tho wife of I'.H.1 corrobor::>.tod the story of her hu.-:;1x•,nd. She s;J.id Gho trn.s in their homo on tho material day with hor hus1J:::-.ncl when I-I;y~~1h:1.n::,n stornod into their hoUf.lO wi t..11 t I tlu--co l)ursuorc >wt on hircJ hoctls. p. w.1, she &".id, ploadiod. r • ~11 •. - - - - - (~1 ... ' I 2 with tl:;.o p1.u·s1.1.m~::, to lo<'-vc lr;;T-Lll1.2.11,?.n but they :refused. First c.1Jpcllant thxoi:\tonod to sot tI1oir house on fixc, on hoc.ring thio /. P.;r.2 i·nicocl c.lc.rm ::md tuo people responded. .:\,t this stn.ao P.W.2 cot out of ti10 hour.:o with their children nnd fot.u'ld four brothers outcido includinG tl10 two c.ppolla.nto. She them ran to tho house of tho noiBh,bour by the mmo of :!Juri..1rio locl.vinG bohini 1:T;ynm].1Z.ngn who l1:::d locked ?linodf in. :. sho:-ct wl1i10 later N y - ~ C.i):;i0arod a.t tho 1101.wo of c. noic,;hbou:r. IIc uc,s bloodirJG fro□ tho big wound on tho riG).1t 10 6 • On cross-cx.c".r.1inn.tion I' • .,l. 2 i:m.id sho w::-.s ccrt.."'..in :the four aas?.ilrmt s 1,oro in tho ir villo,,'.;'C tru:-.t dc.y • Tho :::.].)pol J.::i.nt s c.cc 01"'<1 in 0 to P. ~-r. 4' r, t ,, st :i.r;1ony 110:rc c.rrc stod. olsouhoro n.nd l1.::.nclcd over to hiL1 c:.t m.._.,, •..u Police Stntion on 9/6/84 oyc:..• ,., 1wnt},2:_c,ftoi· tllo dcc.th ..o.f. ...tho dc,..<1, ~ ·1. ;,ppollo.nts dG:fonco w2,s one of o,libi. They ,rorc not in their villce;-c on tho d::1.y the dor"'tJ1 u2.s n.J.lo,30d to h11.vo tnkon place. Tb.oy l,o.d left thoix villceo five d:.~yc oc,:i'lir"~ on 27/4/84 and wont to 1-ic.cru Dict:.:'ict to look for cr.:plo;rmont iJ..v c2.f.n.Cl lc.tbour0rs1 in th.a rood construction Coor,rmy. Tl1cy nt2.yod in t).10 house of one Thon~·.s 1.12,l";m., thoi:,~ cousi!1. Thc;;r ,:p.vo tl10□ colvos Ul) uhon thoy l:on.rd. their fo.thor was in custod;y·. Tho cr.,uso of doc..th 1.;ns civon iJ', the post-□ ortcm report as bloodinc rmd posGi1Jlo Cr:,,nio.l t~~~:urn-'-• Wounds iroro found on tho ... fm:ob.on.d, on left m.·ist c.nd loft loc;. It io oi.::;nificn.nt to note I that o.11 four prosocution witnoc<Jos tr..lk of oooing a 'biG woimd It. on tho ri@1t lo.:; of the dcco;:icod ~ only tho poet-mortem report nontions the 'big wound on tho left loG• not mc.tcr:i.D.l to tho outcor:io of tho cc..soo Ho fj_nd this discr0pa.ncy The l0ilrncd.-- ·tric.l jud,30 founcl--eomnon do.si,:,n m.ionc ~1e throe pursuel'S to inflict c;riovouo ho.rr.: ;:md thcrefol"C noro f'l\1.ly responsible fo;~ 11hat oventuo.lly lm;_)i1enod :iJ.·roGp0ctivc of whn.t l)low oc.cl1 one of thor.1 nny !1;:wo inflicted upon tho doooa.~d. To thic uo c..11 ac;..·oo c.ftor rojcct:i.on of tho dofonco of o.libi of' tha a.ppollants u:.1ich defence did not incidontc.lly follow tho eurront ruloa of he.vine tho intention to uGo nlibi con;-.,i.mic.,tod to tho ce>urt ru:id tho pror.mcution before tho trial cor.u:-,cncca (ooc. 194 (4) Ct-:i.mi.n/J.l Proccd'\L.'0 .":.Ct refers.) • . t, f. / / 3 T!10r1<.,c licr1r.. u'.:o ;n::: c.llo_::-:cd to b.,;,ve: 1Joon witl1 tho t110 o.:p}'.)Ollc.nts 1Joforo ,,nd. l'..fto:,:, tl°!.o ~~illinc; of the doco2-ood 1rc,s not o,-:,,llod to GUJ?]?Ort .thc-dof.Gnce-cf c.lib:i_ of thc··-.5fo_JclJ.2.nto. Tll8 prococution hz-,.:::. by tho e:vid.cnco of P. 17.1 mu P. H.2 established. th..,t the C.j?:pella.nts ul:o uoro nei.::;·h1·,ours of these tvo witnesses 1mro cncat,'"'Cd in chc,sinti tllc doeo.:--,scc":. ul10 1-ront :.,nd looked hir.lsolf in the house of his I. hosts (P.1-T.1 c.ni P.11.2) ::,nd ultirn.'..toly tl-...oy n:::.m.(l'Cd to roa.ch him c.nd inflicted t~:c blmw fron 1-rllic'.1. ho soon diod. ~-To find no norit in tho c,;_,1.ICu.l 1-r:1ich ,re hereby diomics. L. H. J.:I:JC'.1'11:l JUSTIC1;; OF ,~PP::TI/l.L .I '· JUSTIC~ OP. J:.PP:?~'..L ,. .i ; L. II. MF'/.LIL!i. ,t !::JS• JUSTIC:S OF .ll'PFU. I certify t!1r.:t t),.io ic c t:cuc co1,y of tho oric-inG.1 0 j/C,t-zlr ( J. !I. MSOFF.:I;) @19..}_D:JPUTY :'1."JGIST:l.\R •