19880715 TZHC Dar es Salaam

TR"i: ,-;iurED RE:-:''":JBLIC OJi' TANZANIA -11 ........ - - . - - ... - - - - ·-- - lli TEE IITGTI COi.mT OF TANZANIA AT_Dk.B. ES., sA.~ ORIGD~A~ ,rt.JHISDICTION CRIMliJAL SESSIONS CASE NO,:, 70 OF 1986 TIIE REPUBLIC versus. . . . . . J.tl!q~'!.TESP'A Char~~ Murder r:./8: 1.96 of tbJ Penn.1 Code : J ·- U.... D. G M_K_ N T a MAPIGANO~ The ooc· :I< l person in this cases Staff Serc;ennt Lucian Tesm, stcnds. charged with · h< murder of L.,nr::c. Corpora.l Abc1B.llah lieo.pon :Mwubusira, oontro.ry to s< ~-- ion 196 of JGhe Penal Codec:, The MOU: <-d bas. denied the truth of that ol :i,rge. The deed :l )f the sdd .t-.bchllnh on So.turd.n,y th, ·10th of November, 1904, '-"t Ukong,':". in 1.1.J cs ,3nlo.nm, is net in dispute nnd -t: :.:· s Court finds tl41,t fa.ct os suffictc ntly provecl. L:i.kewise the fact tho i; Abdallah died .from a. ruptur::.d sp: ov1 that had bled mnssivolyc- 10 The pl'Of3(3< ution hc.."\S contended thn.t the deccnfird wns violently attadbd I by the, accused , utside t11e house of '}:a,bu &la-.ri (P"li ), situa.tod at Ukol'l€!l,1 in that nightr 1 1::1.· that it wn.s the blow thn.t the £l,i}(.us.ed gn.ve the deceased w.hioh on,used t1, spleen to rupture, and that lll'lli·11i on the pa.rt of tho &;cuscd p:reoed1·'. or co-existed with his nssailto .¥;·. indicated above, Ji;b.a o.c0used hn ~ denied all this.,. Ta.bu Bak1ri, Lance Corpoml Adam Vainenti (H"2) and Ally Mrisho ( PW3) have de£ c ci bed that incident to this court• According to the th:roe, . prosecution w:\·besses:, H lmppened n.t about 8 p 0 ma on that Saturdq. The three wi tr.,t sses together with the dec~asod wet,:; ongagod in a. friendly 20 conversation , .r ler tho ea,ves of Tn.bu 7s house when the accused and two -0·iillar. men ( the two L ,re been o.cqcit·~ed) ca.mo there~ . .__: m,.s two coopc.nions me1.~lo o. l:.c.:-H c. ~ a. :.~ioto_.1100 of a.bout 25 paces fro.r.1 .- where the wotnossos were siJ.;-~~1g with tho c.1oconsod. The oocuscd loft • them and co.r;1e forwo..r--J nn.d n.ccostod the dccensed, tolling him tha.t he wn.nted to ha.ve o. disc"ussion with him in privo.cy. The dcceo..sed obliged Mll the nccusod took hio ·to -'cho spot where his two coJ::1pnnions were standing. Tho three witnesses continued to ca.rry on their convorsctio11 ' but before long they porccivod tho.t tho clcccascd lucl boon dealt n. blow. They sa.w hio slumping on tho ground .:ind hen.rd. hi□ so..ying tho.t .h'c ho.cl been hurt. The dcccasocl t:ioc.~ c., few houxs lo.tor. Acln.L1 (PW2) l2a.s £1.llocrecl -t;~1Gt J.10 so.w ;t;ho n.ccused strik~ tho deconsecl on t!-:n chest ol1cc. ITo did not know the ca.use. f.o for Ally (PW3) a.nc.l. Tn.b L (PW4), they cl.id not sec tho blow, they have sn.id they only hen.rd tl} ·ouncl of o. blow. Ada.m o.nd Ally have n.llegcd tha.t Ji:;hc dcoc:'..Scd dec:.a.:rxl that the c.ccUJ3cd wn.s his a.ssn.ilanto fiB for To.bu1 she sn.icl she hoa.rcl tho c.lecccsocl saying thc.:t he ho.cl boon injured by "Wo.ch,..'igo.11 • According to il.c1-0.L1 and Ally, Ado.n queried tho nccus.od why he ho..cl pcrpetrc,tcd tho ass;:i,ul t. The nccuscd wn.s in a, frn.□c of tocrpor. He W.:J€Cd o. fint_·cr a.t Ad"""\I.1 m1cl scolded Ad..i..!.., for nontioning his no.rae -· ' ' in the night. Hhen li.c.lo.r,1 chir~,oct in protest, tho t1.ecu.sccl charged end gr..vc hio o. f isrt-blow o Suporifondont Simon 11-:>...se'.gq: (PW1) wl~o wn.s a.ss~~ecl this case ,,.. eXMlined tho dead body of tho clocon.socl nnc.1. Moore.ling -to hio there was a slight dcprossion in the rc 0 ion of the clocon.soclfo loft bxous-t·. The doctor wh0 pcrforncd ·cb.c o.,utopsy rccorclocl th::ct tb.o dccoD.Scd. h,;.".Cl susta.inccl scvo:r'2.l n.bro.si011s in tho scuJe region and t:.ia.t n.pD.rt :fron tho :ropturoc. spleen tho :rest of the autopsy was nu.1infortmtive." Further, Sir.Joa hns told this court tho.t tho accused we>.s. brought to Bt.\,'"'Ul."Ul'li Police Station ·towm~cl.s tho encl :of' Novo.r.1bor, 1984, -and th.c"-t 1 in tho course of the intcrroga:tiops tho accused cl.:t.ir:icd that "it vn:-..s not J:iln but ·1:is friends who h'""'..d nssn.ul tcd tho clco"cnsccl 0 " ,.,n,~•j. o.U-e~ OC:ll:l'iSonodt tho ecousod hn.s d.anicd rissculting tho deooosod• fut ho hos nc1ni ttod. thn.t ho oc..llod n.t tho hotmo of To.bu . I in tho;t n,ight in the coopcny of two friends .:md tb.d Le oct with. tho dcccnaoct a.t tho.,t r:'.. ...,.:....:)• r...o 1.:tc.s a.lso o.drli ttod tb.c.-t tho deccaijoct left his oonpnnions 0.11cl won-t ,".Sitlo to gi vo hir.1 o. ucasn.go to com.oy to the · daco~od •s friends ['.,t fl.rush--,, who.re tho oocusccl w~ t:.icn stationecl. • But b.o hna ail.dod 1 tho clcco:c.'Jcd •s speech wns inp..,irod by clrink nrtd his oo$SllgO was unintelliciblo. lUld on his w~s bn.ck to join his friend.a ho ( tho docoo.scd) slipf-Od u11_;. fell clown. It cliu not occur to bin (the n.oousod) tha.t the c.locoo.socl hnd boon hurt ~cl he left the pla.oo. in tlw coopany oi tl:e two frionc.a. n. :tn.cr~un.l one r11cl is to bo c1.ccidoc1 1Qrgcly upon -tho o:.,c.ibility of tho wi tws13~s ~: . Th~ -~f::•~_00;13.. ::-.re pot in uno.nini ty on. -~hi~. po inti, T\fO" O°!;. t\i,co, ~ ·~. R.1.shi ·li !Aµ~P.l+:'.1~1:m ru11.l_, _N.r. ~.!oh..-u:~d P.cnch, ho.ve • , . • : ... ... .. , • l1 -.. . ·" . . t ...... .. J .,_ . p~f~~~. "fh,c .,1·9_~ ~.on o~ the_ o.cctw~c.l ~~ _1:1-,"'-VC thus nfv~cd ~ -~-~:t.~~r.-.1. ~~,: o~~e:r, .tlr-: ')n,yj. Nr;.?nyi! l1._"'f3 p.c'?~P:t;~d. ;t~b ~id~r ~f,c. ot ~1~~ P~f~~cion. ,, . I .rc_s~o~jfully, sh.,:ro tl,:o view" ;xp.I'fss~~l 1,. Hr~ pt1.~. ~ff~~ :: and those, o.ro r;y reasons. 1'.11 t~:e prosecution wi·tncioscs so.id.. they : . , , . • • l • .. . • hoi:,,rd tho sound of o. blow nnc1 cll sccood to scy thJ.·~ the docon.sed • 'tr: , ,.\ •, , • ,. ' ! ,,i ' J\ . : ,• • T•; ,: ~I 1 • ,· • 1 • .\ - M. :. .f~ll 1 I clo~ u~diet~E:ily, u.;ttpr. ;tb.c blo_w a.t,tp.c very F>~ot ¥hoF<; ..~o ~ . ·-)~ ~ ... f ,1 J... " l • ,\. ..... , •, 4 • •• • , _. , • l • / .: , . ~~n~ ~~ Wj·th_., th~\ n._oc~-~d.. .TJi9rc is. nlr;lo w?'-•\ tpe ,~e_<?;~~d. f'S, j ( sf-d_ to.,~ye._:ro;.nr~eq. ~hen he_ :foll clown,:,nc.n_<:1-Y ~:ut~l~c 1:¢ .~e~t_~.t ti 0 upon by .tn:o a.G~t~cd 9r the Ha.ch~o.-. . I see no rcnoc11 why the throa t \ • • • ). I • - •• ' "' • • proscoui;ion • ~.i;ncsscs ' • oich·~• fa~o. invented ~ >-. , the• nss~u.t •. As sho'T- ll-¥vc . ., , ·· · ' · · beon · · ' .. ..... , .... -¥. -) tho. occus-9d h,:£ not/corisi'3·i;oir~ o:r:i ihis po.int. •.~-o-J,tc.~ ~ Who;'i; h~ ~nJ:-rr>.~Pd_ t? ·., I O t ,._+- •~, ' • , ..:.•' ..... : ••• . • . '\., ·....... l , .. this oourt l1nS no.t in n.cco:ixl with tth"..t .. ho tolcl. Sioon n. fow weoka cftor ~: . ~ . ! 1--.;.~· . . . .~ -· . 1 1. . .. j..... ••• • i . ... .. _\ ,: • • - - t ·~ . . . "40 ~9~~e Tllo.. icrp_.rcs~io11 I c;9_~ .is thnt c~h of_ ~ho, p~s!=!_?ut~~~ witnosacs '\ ,1 • 4 , ~ > J •. • • •· • . •- '. ... , .., ' •• .v. . hos. sinco:ro~ :1'Ccountcd ·1;hc incident to the bost of his or hor. . ~ l' l'l'l .. i' ,. • ·t",:·.: ··' 1, •.· ., . .. · .' . : . ·,;1 roooliection·o In the oirouost.:111ces I find thn,t the docccsecl was:. in "'::' : ,"~: T1 ·::, -~ · • .. :~ . . . ' .. , ·.. .'· '-~ --j ~ J' ·r":."~. . ,·· ~·..:i .·,.• 1 fQ.Ot asso.ultcd in that nic-lri; c',;i; tho.t pln.cco Jmt. _:.. t is iql?PS.f~i~l<?_; o1l tho. I .. "l,,. ' I~ ' • ~ 'll • - ,:- l: . --~- -6,, • ovidoncc on ~cord. to lmow tho co.use or if tUlY' WO'.Vi)On wt1.S uspd in tlio ·..: . :t·.,.. ,- ·. ,/l~-'.·•..:.... tl ~~~-~ ' .. ~•l -~.i."t., ..~···"1 .... "i,,1.::.., ¥Sa.uJ_t •. t ., . "' .L • :: ,· I' '4 I . .. Th.a aec-,. d. C1.U0atio11 io whether tha aceuoed wao -uhe peroon who com:_tl ttec'l. tho. ao.oaul t. Thia :lo al::io fl tactual .,, ~osuc, 0:f' coul.--oc the two a::30e.oooro V.i.1.--.; Abclul:t>t:::l"lllla~ and Mr• · . Fonda woulc'i:; by :.:.J..)cea:::i.ary :l.'llpl:lcation; return a neg-atiw. For hia· par.~; l.'-11:·<) lTgony:t l1c:o been oatiof'ied that th-e t1oouood committed th<. ,.oocrnlt. Eo hns rea.chcd that oonol..usion after. taking into conoiC:orntion ~ t:10 wordo spoken by ~h0 aocuo.c:d and hio conC:~•-.¥c c1t tho occnc, a::. nl'lrratcd by Aclam and. A;LJ.y. roaooncr.:o Thnu:;h l:'.; in riolcy to act upon the o.vidcnoQ. of' Adl\m 10 th.ct 110 saw ·.;he c1cct.106C::. o.drainiotoring a blow qn ~b.o ohao.t of' the doccaoccl, ·;;ho:--c io ho~-TOvcr 11 the dcccaocd' c dyi..~g ti.ocltlrntion and tho ~~~~ cvic10;:1co, whicl1 :C bolicva, that point to the accuoqd a::- t:10 uooo.ilant. Ao ohown nbovo, tho uocuco.d wao tho on< 1·rho too:~ the. docoa."n.o.d aside oc.1yi11g t.:1.n t J.10 wonted to hav.c a c tr· cuaoio:::i 1li th him. 'I'l:i.c nosaul t t.ook pluoc coon thcrca:ftor, !-I·). ,ma oocn to be in fit of' i:'ur-;r. Ho 1:1udc a quo.rrcl wi·.;h Ad.nm wl:on ho voo ookod ~hy ho had. noaau1tod tho cloccaocd. Ii tl1on naoo.ultod lido.m. It. ·io, 1. tl:ir~.:.:, roooonnb1o. to inf'cr f: ·o: · t:1c -;roi:-.c!o uaoc. by that· nccuacd o.nc:: hio gonorc1 20 1"0 bohnviour :_.t t~10 aconc tb:1.t ho wuo/ti~~ailcnt.., Accordingly, I £ind it r.~ r. ,...,.ct ti::.e:t it. wc..s. none other t.i:.2.n -tho c.ccuacd tho docoao.od c::-•1 rono on~"l:>ly be ~ ttributccl t..J the v:i..olonoc t:bc t tho ·cocuoc<l in:tlictod upon !1iln. Tho~c was z1othing ooriouo ~bout the body o.Z t::::o d0f"locnoc~ c:.::tor.n.::-.l.ly. · Accorclir:g to 1:1odic:n1 ovidonco, th0 onl.y r."lnr:ca o:t violence th~t t·o:.:-c vioiblo wcr0 bruioeo in t1:o region of' t:10 left broc:::te Tho clout:l una. occ~oi.onod J: · n.1:,_,Yturo o:Z' n no1...mal spl.can a11d it ;:my i.:>o oboor.vod 30 that tho cplccn ia c.n orgc.n thi::t is oituo.tccl r-.t.t::o l.of't of tho stomach ~ .• c. ncnr -t~:o lo:rt bracs-t in a humt:n bocy. A11d no wo hava. 000:1: t:i:1or0 in no ovidcnco tl1nt th,) c..occaooc1 irno otruck i11 tho.t rog:i.c;no But· 102.rnccl nutho:t"o t·rrito th.:-. t i t io czt·r.o..'i'Joly cloubtf'ul iZ , . norJ:11:;l s:_Jloo11. over ru1Y!iu:t-on opontc.11coual.y, thtlt o. rupture o:~ tho o:)10m.1. ritty oecur either f:i:oo violo1100 or cliscQoc, an-J thtd; n alight. c!cg::-oo or v.iolo:;oo :tn :sufi"ic1ont to rupture. -ff ::.o orgcm i-rhi;o tho...--c c~y be 11c n1t\rl;o o:Z :i.njucy cx'tcrnnlly: acc. :"'0.Z-l:..C2£..~.~•.R.;:..=i:.:1,9..i,1?l_~o. 011d. P.rs.,c.tio.P., .oJ. }•ic~,s.-=1 JHrii:01aruc.1on1~ Vo1.I, 11th odi tion cd; pag<.: J31. 40 It ,. tjl,u,~u, =."••~ib:&.• in ~,.~d.o oeic:10 ilht'li, :Lt ~lf!\t.1 tho :f'ul.l.- ir.1j;,not rcthcr ····1c1n ·;ho blo~,1-,:)orcu::rnio:n that ccuoocl t:10 ruptl.lrQ. of' tho ·oploci~•~s:i;r.;,tq~ i:-1 hin ~g£:)••Jurio21:9.s_c,1}.9...~nd Toxicology 11th ocL::tion w-ritos 0 thnt rupture of' tho Oj_:)loon is ono of' tho vio.c.c}~:-:--.1 i:.1ju:i.."'i.oc tl:w. t 1~~ny occur from f'a.1ling and oitoo, .. ot png, ZfJ.;~ ·'.f.:o oc:.ac o-:r o boy who i;-m::; s·i;~1:c~ing on bunlcor ond who i'cl.l '.ln nocou...-it·. di'' collopno of' the bunkor.-. TJ:10. boy ooon bccct:10 . il.: and nn o:;?orntion cliscloood n rupturod C>;i?locn oocor..1pnniccl b}'." ~ ln:~go internal hnornorrhngc.;, ju:::it .. liko L"'l tho inotant cc.so.. i:-im-rcvo::-, thnt :voo::iibility cannot c.boolvv tho 10 ~couscd :f'ro1:1 r :,::_1-:ro;:i:~:'.h:!.li tyo Once i t ia found cotc:l>liab.od,. att I hereby c1op tbc:t it 1-roo hio violence tha_t, caused tho f'.c,11.,, the law cloor.-iJ l:it1 uno,·rcrc:b.;Lo :Z',..,r tl:o rupture of' tho oplocn encl tho conscqucn·.~ c.loath. I holcl~ thoroi'orc, that t!:c doC\th of the docca.sod liar·. rc:fol"'.:)n~o to the violonco thQt tho !'.Oouood in:flic.t·od on hi.-n. 'I'hc : o,;t c1uoa·cio11 io whether the accuood cnu::iod -ci-:i.o doo.th o-Z 1:: .l .co c:foro-i,;~1ought., Mre Ngonyi hao. boon loft in no and ontogo:~;l,cl, thct tl'lc ncc ..~oocl intended to C2,i..i.OO t~~c doE.th 20 tho ovidcr..cG b..co not ootc:bliohc<l 1:mlico on tho part, o:f the 15 ocouocd. Tb.:'.o .1-:'l;::.o:.."'o I chot.1lc.1 beer hir.1 cor:1? my~ lw I 000. it~ tho qucotion ho:;.. . o io wi20thor tho accuood know thC:t :tho probable ~onocquoncf· of: hio aoanuJ. t iiou1c1 be don th er gr:Lovoqo hnrr.1. As .. wo. ai1 lr,noi;-1, the dctc:c>r.tl:nntion of cuch cUctjtioi-i in o.f'ton a matter of' in:fcrcnco c:oducccl f'ror.1 ·tho ci1."'cur .otc.iicca uttc;.,.dinir; the cnoo, nnc: tJ.:o toct io 11110.t en ordinary ro:J:;_)onoiblo poroon would .in tl1.c ci:.'.'Ct.1,:10.tn:c1000 huvc contc1:i~:>lc t ~d co tho prob::;b1o 30 r.eoul t o-£ ouch kind of c-.oonul t, I ni;i not ai:1 tiai'iod thB. t c!l1 orclinnry m.:::o. would l:nvo contcr.i:_:)lntcd clccth or gricvouo hC.:t'w o.a: tho pro'b8.ble conooc::_uonco of' tho eoonul t on tho doc:";vaa:cc1. In tLc a.vent I find· t:10 nccusod not ~il.ty of 1:1u;;."'C::01."' but guilty of' r.icnole.ugb:l:io:c contrnry to oactio:n 1 S'.5 of ·t~1c Pcnnl Cocto • :t c·onvict. h:f i~ f'or thn ·t of'fonco ~ Do1i,~e,rccl o Mr. IC;,upi :fo:i."' tL.c. Rcpub1ic~ Mr .., Iic':.n.no.bo fa:... . tho Acc.uc.o.d .. •✓1. . 40 Accuacd proocnt, J'w\..~.3~. D, P • 11/lPIGAUO __,..J1_g,P,.§A___ 1;,/7/1900 !' KW?s~: Ac.ou::i:od io :.tirot of':fondcr. 'nJ,o uttnck ooor.1od to hc.vo. . been unprovok0d. H"dano.bo: twr -=-=--- ,,,,. ....... 'l'h.o ccc\,1ood :1c.a been i11 ro1:1and c\..1atody :tor tI:rco ycnro_ ancl oight 1:1ontho •· Eia f'o. tb.cr. is b.gccl upwc.rc.lo o:t 80 ycnrs. and ho ic very oio:c. Ein r.1othcr i::: egad 65 ycnro c.nc.1 he totn1ly dcpondb on ltli:1• 1Io is ~1nrriod nnd hno aovon ohi1clr.on. I They (111 dop,mcl on hii:1. I prc,y that tl-:c court .. oxcrc·ioG.$ 1.onionoy. Tho r:.t.ttrnk ,·mo un:;_)rovok:qcl. ;r: tckc thnt: il1to consic:m--r.,tion.· The ncouocd lc.c.::: not boc11 n .free r;10.n f'or tfac lr:a.t: thro.o ycc.i".c and oight. r.1011thn,. :C to.kc th~-t into c.onaiclcrc.tion. I acnt.cnco tho .n.cc.uocd.. to novon ycnro' ir:1prioo111:-10nt.•. AT. DAR ES. S.ALAiil4 D, P • l'ill.PIGAHO 1.5m JULY+ 19nn JUDGE . ,• ' ..... t