19900905 TZCA Mbeya

) ,. IN TI-G COillT OF .:~PP:8,'.1, OF T.Uif2~~N'L. CRIMDT:.u, ~'JJP.:l'..L ·NOo 31 OF 1990 :1 ,. Ifu1LHIMU MG::])NI 0 0 o 0 ~ o CHRISTIN.'.. MGZNI O O 0 TlIS REPUBLICo o o •• o • • :rGSPOIIDENT O O O O 0 (,:~ppoal from the conviction of tho High Court of Tanznnin nt ~jombe) (Mroso 2 Jo) dated tho 27th dc.y of J~nuary 1 1990 in Criminal Sossions Cnso Np. 26 of 1988 JUDm:mT OF~- com.T MtJCAMEl 2 J .....\. ~ This wcs a blood-curdling cc.so of p2.tricide proved bo;irond ronson11blo doubt~ Ho have hD.dcno difficulty in erriving 2t the conclusion tha,t the convictions of tho two appellants, Brother und Sister, wore sound and th~t tho o.ppcnl is entirely devoid of m0rito ru~o Tukunjobr.., learned Counsel advocc.ting for tho c.ppellant_s, h::d c.n up-hill. 12.sk:. Mr~ Mbiso 1 learned State nttornoy crguod ago,inst ~ho cppocl on bohslf of tho respondent Republic. •\,'fho r..ppcllc.nt Ibro.him Ngoni WO.$ not getting on well with his father, the dcccc,se.d. The Dcco2-sod ho.d allegedly o:~1..:s0d him to be c:1c.rgod in • Court for failing to pa.rticipc.te in vill2.go development ~ctivitics but the appellant was acquitted n.ftcr he had estc.'blisllod that he wc.s pl'Gventod from to.lcing part by an illnesso· The·Doco~sod is said to ho.vc boon unhappy with the appellant's, ~cquittc1,l. This c.1):pollo.11~ o,lso believed t!1::.t his fa.thor ~ro..s rosponsi blc for the c.ppellnn:t I s in:-,bili ty to reproduce b.imso lf beyond tho on~ lono child he o.nd his wife hcd c.nd furt:!J.cr that tho 2 Decoc..sod would kill tho t:,:i;ipoll.::,nt through wizardry 0 Tho evidence is the.t tl10 c.,ppollc.nt n.nd l1is sister, tho second 2.:)pDllc~nt,o.grood to get rid of the docor,scd b;y- killing him. · Tl10 second c.ppoll.::,nt 9 tho do..ughtor, ,hit. tho Dococ..sod with ['., club on tho l1oc,d and, to b.o doubly sure, tl1o first appolL:mt slit l1is fc.tl1or' s tlu. 02,t w:1on tho doco2..sod w.:-.,s still 0 ~live e Tho c.ppollants wore cl1c..rgod, convicted c.nd condemned to doo.th·• Ibro.b.im' s spouse, TUL."JCJL:~ N.N1'1INI HG::JNI, wc.s found to hcve committed a lesser offence c.nd we,s sentenced to be jr,ilod for throe yoo..rs:~ She has not c..pp0c.lod. · Zn.ch a,ppollc.nt m:-.d.o a.11.. extra, judicinl str.tmaont confessing to tho crime., Ml:$ Tukunjobo. hes submitted that the first o.ppollc.nt wc.s insane at tl·1e m0,,tori2.l time so he would not reraombor a.11 thc.t is c..lloged to hc.vo hc..ppcnod·o- L.s for tho second 2.ppol10,nt Nro Tukunjobo. 1 s submission we.,s thd she wc.s boc:.ton into ran.king c..n untrue confession wl1ich s:io rotrc.ctc.d in Courto Tho cxtrn-judicia.l sk,tomonts wcro not objected to when tl1oy wort:i tondo:;:,od in ovidonco. Thero wore t~1eroforo no tric.ls-witl1in tric.l c.nd the retro.c'iions of t~1om uoro thus made c'.t t).10 olovcntt.. · houro Corti:i~ details in thorn find su:,)port in other 6vicLonco; like tl:c nc.turc of tho injuries n.s disclosed by the postraortm:i ro:9oj:t 9 t:10 disposn.l of t20 body in tho river 2,fto:r it ht'il lxK:in interred for over e, month, ,J,S evidenced by.the condition of the mortcl romcins found flon,ting, end as supported also by t;10 convincing views of Com;t ·wi t'noss .:ilJl.J1L'. JIJ-Y_W::.. 9 tl1c Village ·Chc.:.irmcm ;:,t tho mc:.tori2.l tirao, thn.t tho body could not h,."..vo boon in the river for narc tho..n a dc,y or so. - Thero w::~s also tho ind.open.dent ovidonco of PW. 4 2..lCH.2.I,'.:.. CTIJHGUL.'..., the husb.::1.nd of Ibrahim's wifc 1 s sister, w:10 wr,s in t!:o lock-up with Ib1:•n,him on suspicion t:mt ha wu.a n.lso involved in tho killing., When ho cor.1pl8,inod tho.t ho w;;.s suf:fcring for nothing a,s ho !1::-.d not killed 3 the decoc.sod, Ibrv..him :rovoo.l0d tho..t. it wo..s he 2.nd his sister wl10 h2,d. killed tho d0co.:i.so~, o.nd wl1y.. Support for this is found in th0 dismmcd extra-judicial stutomonts. Uc hc.vo found 110 ovidoncc of Ibruhim 1 s insanity •. We ugTec with Il[r. t,Thisc tl12,t tho Republic proved tl1eir cc.sc beyond reasonable. doubt., This w;:;,s a, very foul deed. We dismiss tho appeal i ,I ru..mn at H&.,'""Y.A th.is 5th.-:fuly of Sopt.ci:1bcr, 1990! '.Lo I-1. 1:1:'JC.'JiTil JUSTICE OF ~lP~El..L JUSTIC::;J OF .:'J>P].;J., N. S. MN&',V.AS JUSTICE OF l,.PPEAL I c~rtify "'1m.>t tb.JA ,tj.s. a. true-copy of the original -