19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam7

ft • • " 0 G • • -JI:1Rs:os. '1'.rl..'.!1 IE:PlDLIC •4 • • • • • • • ., ::u7:'3POlID:ill:TT • ., • (Lp~)Ct:'J. f:co~J tl1c coj::v:5..ction of t~10 Tiii:;;1 Cov.:i'.'t of T.::.:1.z2.;1.i2. nt n:r.:nzo,) (Ko.ti ti, J.) Dc,tcd the 6th dc.y of octobor, 19B7 in Cl'imin2.l Soosions Cc:.sc iToo 170 of 1985 :'le::)U7Jlic in J. es:,::ionse. 1 So:ne ]?eople we:::c 3,'D;)ected to 21..::.ve stolen :D:-om, and injwed., c;1c:l.::cJ.ad. b;;:-·,a, i:;ron:; o:' Y:Ulagers,· inclt1din:; the 2.ppellant, the ves~eJ,,s • 0 •• 0 /2 wc:ec cut, c.s ~rn1~0 2.lso tho loft common carotid and tho inferior ThJToid -,rein. In both cc.. r:;oG doc..th ,~.s cc.used_ by Eypovcl8.omic shock. I.11 p:rosccut ing thi:.:: 2,:9:poal bcfo:;..•c us j..p_•. KahD..ngwa abc. nc.onod tho thfrd_ of his tlu.·oo b-ro1..mds and cxguod. onl;r tho fiz,st two. T'.u.o f::i_:;:-st ground ho 2.d:vnncod uns tJ;12.t bocc:.uso there is c. diffm:cnce botw-oon PW1 c..nd PN'2 as to who fj_I'St struck Kasc.mw2.. on the hc2.d, P1,U should hz:.vc boon fo1..i_nd to bo ,.m v.11t•1:rthful witness nitb. an intc:.·crJt of his m-m to serve e.nd :rcacl;y- to lie c1.::;c>inst tho o,ppoll,mt. Secondly? th2..t it w0,s not possible to c.sccrto..:in w~1ich w~-:.s tho fr~t2,l blow on each victim, in ·vi_cw of tl10 f2,ct tl1c. t severoJ_ people gave chase a'°!cl took pc.rt in asroul ting tho deceased :pc:.~sons, so tho appcllc:mt ought to h2.vc been given the benefit of do1..i'0to At the t:L'ic:.l tho :c,))Cllcnt I s sta,nd w2.. s tlmt at tho scone he wo.,s not 2,:;;mcd wHh c1- pe,11.sn c.t all. :rrc 112.s merely co.r:i.·ying a stem of 2. cc-,ss:1v2, t:;:-oc 2-nc.1- l1c did. not kill anyone. ::re unsuocoss:full;)' chased P11T2 uhcn tho suspects !JOC,Th"1. .ru1minG m·my c:.ftor the crowd of about 3000 :poo:plo ho.d. counsollecl thc.t tho suspects should first be beaten he ::.. ctt.12ncd from ohc..cinr; P1·!2 ho found tho two doco.::.scd persons cut 0 ho uc-.s h2.ppy to sec ,J.1J..S . b:cotl1c1'1 injured and lJloedi11g with n.11 his Nro Tondwa supported l)oth convictionso Ee conccnti~atod on tho cccond. covnt 9 tho 0110 :1:012,ting to Kasamwo.., Defonce Counsel not :10.vin(i offered any c:J~gumont C..[;7.'.inst tl1c conviction in connection uith tl:..o d.odh of Uis,c:.labo.., tllo person whoso privn.to pm,ts wo:;:-c cut off c1ncl uore then 2.pparontly pl:::.cod on I,Iisc..l2.bo. 1 s hcc:.d.. oe oo• •/3 - 3 ... our opinion io t:12:t I&.'• Kah2..ngw2- hild. c..11 u:p-hill te. sk. We sk.11 j.f't er Kanc.mwr-, L;'.;t2..bo ho.d boon killoci the ot]1c1 s1..wpocts 1 includinc,;o PW2, foru:-cd for 1 tl1ei:i: J.ivcs6 AccoX'clinf; to PH1 9 tho nppollo..nt ts p.::mgc. ,~•,s dripping ,·Tith bloocl, which tho e,ppoll::-.nt licked., l,Iis2.l2,bc~ took to his heels uhc::?c--- upon the 2.p11Cllz:.nt gc,Yc clic..so aril. felled d01m J::Iisc,lc:,bu.o Then the c1.p:poll0,ht 1rcnt o,bout his job s;rstcm2,,tic2,lly.. Ho pl2.cod one foot on the d.cccz,,::;od I s o.0domon, 11nG.:..:-csscd tho dcco::-..sod dmm to the waist, 2..nd simpl3· cut off t}.1e d.ocoac.od I s gcnit2.lso ~fo cw..~c of tho viow and thc1·0 is ovidonco to t;:10,t effect, thn,t thc1·e 1;,m•o sovo:;:-al other su0mittod, P~'Tl 1 s cvic.loncc is. m:-odi1Jlc and according to it,. 2-s'" c,fo:rcsaid, tho 2-ppolln,nt hntcho:>od tho a.oce2.sod c.nd Ho.s then seen lickinr~ l1is blood-soiled J)C.n&,. With respect., t].:crc is no contr2.dic- -t ion of suost2>:nct between the ovidonce of P1-Jl, who r;.:~id he actuall3r san the slf.';ugb.to:rinc, nnc1 t;1c.t of 1'1.!2, one of the suspects, who· was sq_v2. tt ing 2.nd m fer:::', c:.nd who candidl~r did not clG.ira thc.',t ho s2..1-r the ;:-,:9:;:icllant 1-,::.:..0 rc.,n e.ho.:w. of o,11 the other chasers c..rid w2.. s closest to the dcc,X',sod., 1-Jhcn tho chc,so:-cs ci1mo 1x':.ck only the o.:9pellc.nt 1 s pC11[;';J. h2.e.1:. blocxl on it: ot;.,.oi· people 1 s uo::.pons did not ;1,c:. vc lJlood on t11cJ;i1.. ' It irJ 1mdorstancl2..1JJ.e tho.t PW2 should hf.',VO m.u,niscd tlmt it wcw tJ10 2.ppollrmt who ho..d. lcillod t;.10 docear;od 1•ihon Pll2 lr,tc:r hon.rd thf'..t· the dcccacecl ho.d been s1c.v0:htorodo Even if the Villc:.go Ch2..h·mc1n did cut tho dccc~00d fi:i:st, tb.o clcccc,sod 1ro..s obviously still [,livo when ho wc.s 1Joj.n{;;' 0);12,sed oy the 2,11pcll2.11t., 2.ni to argue e,s to which was t;w f2.t2..l blow uould be to :olm. ~1 the sc-..nds becc1usc, i..n slitting tho t:1.0 doc co.sod I s tm·o.:-,t, in the circumst2-ncos, tho cppoll;:mt would 1)o c.:-..v.g:b.t u11dc:,:• tho doctri;.10 of comli1on intention, 2..t tho vor3r lowest. 11 Nu:i.."'d.cr most fo1.1l 11 o The killings wo:,e blood-cl1i1ling, so.vc.r;o, :::,ncl most dos11ico.blo~ TJ.10 convictions wore .well merited and the J~s fo:r tho sentence, tl1c 0110 imposed sm..mds omnibus.,. rt is cu::::tomo.,:c:r to impose the dG2,th sontoncc on only one count w:1.01·e t:1oro m·e mo1·0 than the 'one~ c:.nd 102..vc tho ot:.1-cr conviction or convictions fuy'1·ccord. Acco:;:-clinGlY set we/asid:e t:10 scmtcnce imposed and sentence the .:1ppollcmt to death on ' · the fj..:rst count. We 2,oco1°d:u1r-,ly loc-,vc tho conviction on tho second DL.TI'lD Gt MHJJ:Z..::.. this 28tll d.:.y of July, 15)88. (J.,. M• ..'1.- OVJi.:1.) JUSTICE OF .'lPFE.:U, I cortif3~ thd this is a true copy of the o:::-iginal. /,~ ~~ (s. t(- 1Zw1) DEPUTY .REGISTI'..!:J1