19900223 TZCA Dar es Salaam 15

;.. . ' . ""' I . • Ii: 'l'illl: COURT O!i' 1.PPE!'.L OF '.:.!.'.:i.,ZiiIIll .( COR.11J:.!: iU3I..:rTG1~. J •.'., 2 R:J,L:1.Ir;JJTI 2 J .1.. ., l1.;lCl•JFiJ..ILA 2 . J ,A,) ·--- ·--cr.:r1m,:.1 A:-Pmtu:. .. iio:· 65 oF 1909 . . ZACII.'...i.lIL C:.::.IBli.Bf., . .. versus I. '1ml ill:PJDLIC • • • C, .. • • • • (1.ppeal from the conviction of the iligh Court of TMza.nia at Lindi) (Maina., J,) dated -'~he 15th <kV of Feb;.'UarJ, 19139 n in Crimin.al Se::mions Ca.EJe lfo, 4 oi' 1988 ru1.u~nw1a , J .A. : Tue appeflant, Zo.charia. Ohiba.bD.~ was convicted ·by U.AIN.:'..·;:-J ,-with the· ~ffence of the. murder of Silivia a/o l!ajuli li\mdi and was cente.1oed to ou:i:fer death. Ile now appeals against·both the conviction a.ad the ,/ r.1r. N.arando, th".i lea.med advocate for ·-~lie appellant, supported the conviction and mo.de hi.uoelf available to anower questions frora the bench. Ile a.dmit·ted th.at ~he i~aniecl. ·trial ·judge fa.ilecJ. to wo.rn himself oi the dangers of the evidence of a boy of tender 13.Ge. However, he E.'U'br.li:~ted that the omission waa not fo.tal as there w.-1.s .ample corroboration of. t!ie evidonoe of P.W,4 even from the appellant himself. IIr. Simbo.kali?-, the lea.n1od. S~-',e Attorney, on behalf C1f the Republic, -'Jle respondent, also at'-:n;orted the oonviotio11 ·and endorsed 'Gho views of Nr, z.it::.rondo. Tho a.;?ptalio.."lt mr.1.•ri0d tho dooeo.sod i.11 1968 n.1d had five livinc ---- · - - c!..ii.lc':.ren. In 1986 tllo dooo.i.ood left the ma/..rino~1ia.l hocia wi tJi: •;;hoir . la.st born child, l..nt:1ony (P~w .•.~). and lived uith her brother, 1,th.:i..w.s · . '.,' ., . . . .••• ~ .•/2 . ·:.~=-· ... :,'. . .;,/ J.@!1Jtf&W'" 5 ~ ., .. ¥->.· · · .. .~...~-· __ ;• ....... - ~ "! ~ :..,..>t. ,;--.· . ~~";··· .:: • . •.: • I• ....,, . 2 ·-· ! -.: 'l,.. .... .,.. . . (P .w .3) • All the ch.-,.;.m.cls of sctUing matrir.lonial disputes were e:;:-Jiauoted but the c'..eoeG.cecl refuoe«i -~o return to the appellant .:-..1t m-..z insiGting on a ~ivorce. On the fe!~ef'ul day of· 17/5/1 <]fJ7 the o.ppolla.1t, infront of their cecond born child, CJJ.risa1r~, (P.tT.6) oervioed his bow, arrowo -end. ~nga ....·t• (~h.P.2, 3 and 4) o.nd then laf·b with thera f:~ a dootinc.tion 1.mlmown · :..j to P.w.6. The appellant wont to the decec.ood wllo wc1.s tho,-,, alone ::i.t b.o::io .,,..~ ./'. wTfa juliit---P:Yr .4, o. ~::.ild of'"'four years. lio 11..1.I'.ed 'Jlo deoe::i.ood to o.ocor.1:J0.17 . ' -~, him on the prote:;c'c -~ha'c Cll.riso.nt (P.W.6) wcs ill. Tho deceased, with P.l·l,4 ~i ..,•I, on her back, took -~~10 l0c:1.d while the appell::•,.n'c u::-.c behind then on their .,.? .-,-=i • i; way to the latter I s home. Suddenly the appellant .shot the docoaoed and :~ ,,... continued to at·;;ack b.er even when sho we.a oprawled on the ·gXOLu1d. The .''.~ appellant then fled f:rom '~he coeno of the il'loide.-it leaving behind him ., his victim, P.W.4 o,nd ·bho weapons. Ile ret1m1od to· his home v0ry 1.:-.fo in th3 night and without a word :to Cb.risa11t (P.W,6) le~ age.in o.i'ter he had -i c:'.lmlged his clo·~hco. _The o.ppellan'~· rTr'.o arrested tho followi.11g morning. He mado an e::::·bra.-judicio.l st1.1:iioment (~. · P.5) to P.W. 7 in which he conf'esoed ··' ~,; to what has been na.1·rctod above but o.lleged tb,:i.t he was provoked by who.t the deceased tolu. him w!J.ile on the wo.y, IIe clo.imcd thn.-'~ she had -~ ·said: "llivi wcwe mwa.no.umc una ald.li au lruna. akili kwa k:weli· wanaume wengi.110 wapumbavu kweli. • • knma sitamkuta. .i mtoto J:Jgonjwa ni taru.di usilru. !1uu huu. 11 • . .i .. In his evidence in Court the appellant said "lib.et he wo.s provoked as fae '-~ •1-1 dcce<l.sed abused him flC.~ii.ng that he was a. leper, .·~ L.11 three aooom::oro were of the opinion th,1.t the nppellc.nt was ''1 not provoked. The 1 oorncd trial jtidgo o.gre~d with them and ob3orved :·➔ ..... thn.t if t!ie appclla11t we.a oo:.lled. o. leper then ·1ie would have -recorded -~.jj·~~ . so in his cxtra.-jmlioio.l s'mtcr.rnnt, The allea-2.tion wo.s rejected o.o o.n afterthought• •• ~ ••••/3 • J • .. -.-.:,t \.1- "- .•:.. , ., . ,., ' -,. . ' ~ -~~ • :Jo t-~~ a.:.U.c::>iott tl':l:'.-'.; tho~ W'lD . .no- ~oo·:l:io:.. ,.,,ic.:. t!li!:i; -.;ho \. ~~e ;~s-·p~~odit~totl: -:lf~ bMo.~:-o~i6f1 ~ ~o ov.icl~oe> -:u.-. _i:!a ,, • • • • .- • • • • ••, • .. • .... - • u', - . . , -· • t.~:ial.lant-prc_pc.r09- hio' wo~po.'.18 and than "took . ,.~- ~ . ~ . .,. .. ' . .. :~ --·- ; . .. - to tho·_d,poo.'7'.'0d. . 'and ' , , .,~.ioi:i , ,- 1hol.'o. ic no· cood • c::pln:i.:i.tion :for 1:0 cloin~. .. j - ir--, j, • 4 I1 ~o no.,ir-.hio . t ha.bit ·ui uo - - (P.w.6f. ~o -~pellci1J.; t ~ ~oool:Qd;, up.·~ stdr,sr 16:t.oh. .ho ; . '~ad liko t,!J...·,;!; '; ' ·- ·---~-· -·-:.. ·:" . ... '. ' , .; . , ·, l:now w~d oorteinly I o:·:uao .the ... •doo<><~ood ",. " . ·~o 0000 oti·ii. w:I. th •him., ~.io~o ... - ~ -. Pl'vocdcd ~ O.llQGocl Pl'OVOOl'.tiV'O e:t.:ltamont froo tuo:dooo~sod~· t.i !.!J.e.·;; - ' -;- . ., . ·, . , . :.. · ·regm:d w'! ·~i'-~ .tho op:iai~~that-fturo.-w.i.a:-1~v~ti~ ~ 'vo o ~ .' . ' . : , _.., ... __,._... . ,,_---• ..;l.;..--------- . . ,'T... . • .. ~. . ·l ,. i.J i. '\. ; . wi~h the l~ed ''b.'ial jl.~o tba.-~ th.~ ola~ waa QZl 'aftort~~~ "' 1ho ..etppool~- .. .. J _.._ - ··. We thereforo dioni,;11 'f _--1ll,T..]B at nt.In!D fJ.LIJ.,.:U this' 23rd, --- T ~~ ~ ! . •. ap.y· ot . ~?ntary, ~ .• 4,- ., 1.990. . • ...... . . -,• j · ' - ....... R. Ir.' 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