19920907 TZCA Mbeya

IN' 'Eiil: COURT OF :u'P!!li:.L OF T.i,m;.'JUA • • • • • • • • • . .APPI::LL:J~T llND • 0 • • 0 Cl • e • ;;;u;sPOND::JH'l' (.·.;_J:Jc::-,1 fi'<'m the c<'nvicticn r-;f the ;'.:i:j.1 Ocu:d C'f Ta,n;;ania. ::-,t iijc.1be) ( ( Ifohcme, J • ) dated the 17th dc-.y C'f :,.ue;ust;, 1991 1n Criminal Sessic,ns Cnse He. 80 <'f 1920 JUDG:':JM'.]:TT OF T:-C com T '.,:1o,3hidi Kisu!alli mu:..•d.ered his wife Fatu 3orachu.m.:.ge rn 29/5/80. lie ___,,. think this ,vr.,c 2, misprint, fr-r a.11 the wit~1esses including the c,p,ellant, talked. c,f the 29/4/88. Varirus :prc-secutica uitnesses described the circurnstuncos le,~.c'ci,,g tc the discc.•very c-f the deceCLsed 1 a br-d~• and the evidenoe that the appellant end the dece;;,sed uere ljving i,1 a state r-f Cl'noubincge fn• accc..•ding tc the deceased' s "urdher So.idi Sigo. (P:-r,2), the dece~sed remn...--ried after the death c-f her first husband, r.nd tlult t:.1is hus'.,and w2.s living in Iringa. In the villc.u"'e, the deoec,sed r...s living in her nm he-use which she hud bui'.!,t f,_,;:, ·ue~ le.ta mrther 1 Sc..idi 3igo. (PU.2) s.--Jio, in 11is evidence thc.t c-n 29/4/88 he wo.s .:.t Ho.nifa Kndebe's :pcmJe shop when he saw his sister ra.tu the deceased •••• /2 .,,, .:---·· 2 OCJ:Tji'ing f:i..ngei· millet fer tlrying. This :1e scid was in the dte:rncC'n. After c tthile, t;.:e c:~"::.:iello.nt .'.U'rived at the pc:-rnbe shc-p locking fer tha dece::.sed. 1'D.10a ho fcund thc..t she wa.s net there, ho refused tC' jciin in the drin:~i:1~ cc..:ring that he w;:,s c..,· ing 'ba.ck h0mo tr ask tho de oeo.sed f(':r sn.10 nc1cy tc- buy him::ielf c d.:.•ink knr-,m as 11::r.mfni" • . Sa.i.di Siga sa.id thd t:1e o.p:9ello.nt went hf:ne, but when he retm:-nad. he tc-ld him t~1ct he cl.id net find the dccec:::i"i ct h"me. They t:.ien. parted. Whan the;r met the fellowing mc-rnin;;;, the a.ppcllant trld him t:::W.t tho dccoa.scd did net return heme. The u:i:tness said_ they decided ti' assist tho cp:,:iella.nt in trn.oing the decec.sod.. Neo.nwhilo the I,.,· cppello.nt; a.ccc,•d::.1-ie k the evidence <'f tho cell lender Khru.fruri. Ki&l.lkuli (PU.3) u:1c ru.sc ho.ppenad tc be tho a.:nXJlla.nt 1 s brctb.or, hod en 29/4/sa ropr·rtcd -tc him a.bcut his missin.3 "w:ifo" tho decacs0d. The her aunt but tllc.t she hc.d. dela;yed. tc return. I1: :~ho oiroumstc.ncos, lC.J.OJ.fa.n so.id, ho tcld the o.ppollant tc fclln-; her t,hGro •.. :Eut when 'ic> tho Villr,f;'C C'..1,.il'lllc.n. Tb.a a.ppo::.::.=..nt t:1on d.iscJ.f scd thct rno cf the . - -- '.._....., wind.C'WS r.t t:w iococsod' s hcusQ :::..d -JOon b:.:-c!ccn <yn .::.nd t:10 ma.in dc<'r wo.s lt:'ckod fi•c-m tho <'Utsiclc. T!1c c:2a.irmnn rr< Jrod tha.t the deer oo brckon tr- fc.cilito:to ontry intc the hcv.so. H:1· I tlio clr<:r ,ms b:trl~,- tho dcoo~d we.a fcund lying doc,d 11~.th cx-t(I ::sivG cut wc·unds •.. A piece r-f p.:.por u::s clsc soon ·rutsidc t:10 hn:sc ir ,,;hich ua.s ill'itton tho mrt.ivo fr:r tl:o killing ru:id thr.so ul.r !1r.d c3.I'I'ici rut the killing,. ~10 fcllnring dcy o. blcrd st:::.inod pc.n(;"a. wc.s rccrvorod c. few pt,cos frc:m t::io docc::..sodls !1e-uso, Tho Villc.gc c:1c.i;,•j,1;:11 J'c-ol Mwondc (?:-T,4) rrdorod _ tho c:9:poll::.nt; a.rrostod pondi11;3' tho c:.;:-i•iv::.l. cf pclioc I I< irrvostigo.tc-_rs c.t t:10 villO,G'c. i-rl,0n Prlico fina.lly arrived c.t tl10 village I c,1 3/5/88, led ·by Ccpl. Jo.phct (PW. t), ovidonco ,r,~.s pioc0d tc>goth0r UMch led tc tlio_c.p::,)ollc.nt ~)dne c:'.l.::..:;:-god u:i.t:1 t:1is cffonco, It w;:,.s . ' •••• /3 I .! ·- -·----~- -·-----. ---=~· ... '" I ~ ,• 0s-.c.blishcd t:D:'"'-\'.;\.: b.r:.~1r.ri{1hJ ;:-.rolysis tl1d tho piece r.f pc.per ui tb. D. mess:::.c-o f:c'('li1 t!:.C killeri :fcund d t1:o scone, was W"J.'i tton by t!10 c.ppollc.nt~ ±~ ,~::s. ::-.l3i" ost.'.'.clb:~::.d t:~c.t t:10· 'ulrcd sk.ins c-n tho po.ngo. fruha iri t;.•o c-j',';~S r Ut Side t::.o C:.::: c.:·c.sod i s hr.use wore ('f tho sCTao grc-up c.s ,t:~o cJ..::cG::scd• s blrfd c:1d t'.1,.t t:,is pc,;,e;c. bolr:'JGod tc tho o.ppollv..nt. :th his dofo"1co ct t:10 triG.1; tho :::.i)pcEc.i-it doniod tho ohc.:rgo. seyi?l« ho did nrt lmcu wlv killed tho decor.s~'i o.nd why. Ho so.id thc.t ho boonr,10 wo.~...-:l.oa. when tho doooasod did nrt c.ppoc.r by sw1aot, ho thoro:f'trc decided tC' roprrt tr tho coll lDd.or; but ho wont 'tC' his dhor 1,ifo c~1ii slept• Tb.o fr llt.Wi11g mcrni::g when tho de®o.sod uc.s stiil missi11g• ho repr,rtod. tr tho Villc.-,'.,"O Chcirmnn whC' t-:.-dorod thct tho d('(:-I' r-1: to doeoc.sod.i s hruso be ~~rkoa... It we.a then t ~ -tl1ot disor•vorod t:10 dooo;::.sod lying doc.d inside tor hC'uso. Ilo c.d.dod rf tho piece cf ::;in.pen.' fr.und c.t t'.10 scone u~.t:.1 n :r.oss0-t:,"'0 free tho killers• IlC'WOvcl', 110 clmi ttod rwnorship cf tho ~,~mt,-:J. wliicb. we.■ I I fc-und with blrcd stnins :::.."'ld la.tor :prr·duood in Cn-J:·t c.s oxl'1ibit• I II Tho learned t:i'ia.l judgo briefly 1·oviowod t::.o cvidonoo r..::ld. u::.s crnvinood tb.a.t tho do coo.sod wa.s killed by nc . -no olso but tho a.pl)Ollc.nt. Ho oowiotod a.nd sontoncod. l:.im tc doo;';h. Tllo c..ppoll:::. nt 1 lc-d.;;-od. this .:.ppo:::.l. a.go.inst brth Ms crnviotirn c.nl tho sontonco cf ..., ____.,..- ..... --.::;;.,.-- t2J.o :::.ppolla.nt, c.ttc..ckod tl10 judgo I s findi11us :::,t -twr love ls. First, ho so.id thc.t t::.o cpi:i.licn cf tl10 h.:mdwriting o:::pc•t on t:10 ::-,uthcrS:..ip rf tho piece rf 1x:-.1)0I' boo.rin,J o. mossngo fl•rm t:1.0 killc:.-s w.::.s nd crnclusivo c.s tho ::.ppollc.nt' e ho.ndwritfog er uld :..nvo "Joon iL1ita.tod •••• /4 i.. • ··- ......, 4 by tho killers. In pc,.rticuJ.::i.r, !10 sc.id t~~o killers w:.U OC;.lllO :f'l:icm 1Thc.Y2., cculd 11::.wc rbt::.imd t.'1.Q n.p_?O~:!..~r.~' s lt.:~:i.t.i,•is~d.n'~yn. a.nd succossfull:• irl::. t.·.t.::;: t::cr:i. First ff '.'.:1..1, t'..10::-0 is nc-<thirJG en tho with i·ospoct t).:..::-.t t::.is tLcrr;',' bcrdo!'s en t'..:.o f::.nciful 1 :-.nd uo IJ.c nd think ovc;1 ::-.s ., t:.:or:-ry, it 02.ll r::::.isc c,1,:• drubt in fc.v< ur ·<:f tho c..ppollc.nte Tl:o scccnd lovol ::::.dvc.,1cod ~y r.!r, K~pi~ wa.s tha.t tho ·nmorsl1ip cf t::o po.n,s2. wns nd csk..blisI1e,i :-.nd t!mt ovon if' it w~, it W(:IS in t'..:o dococ.sod 1 s hrusc honoo it -.;:1s a.vo.ilo.blo tr tho killers whr used it tc kill tl10 dcccc.scd. Th:'.s submissi<:n is 1.,c.sod en tho promise t:1c..t cr·ntrc..ry tr his us~ :p;-o.cUco • tho a.ppolla.nt did net wo.lk c.lxut ui tl1 his PD.l'lc,'"'O. thc.t dr.y1 thd ho hc.d loft it o.t wo.s frund cutsido tl10 doooa.sod. 1 a hruso is nrt ir,. dispute, f('r tho o.ppollc.nt. hirasolf sc.id in his ovidonoo in chiof thc.t tho p~o. Whic.'1 w::.s tondOl"Od in Cc-urt is his. As I'Ogc'.j_'ds 1:·11othor en 29/4/88 is tho ovidcaco cf tho do co a.sod.' s b:rct!1ol' S.:-,idi s:~g.::. (PW .2) w~ic sc.id thc.t w:1cn !10 sc-,u t!10 c.ppolla.nt c.t tho prubo she:, in tho c.ftornc.cn lr-cki1,g fer tho doco.,sod, ho m:s net ca...---rying ::-.nyfaing, Cc~oring thc.t this wi tnoss is tho doccc.sod' s brrtllor, !10 m·.ist hc.vo boon tolling tho trutl1 tb.ct t:10 c.p1,cll...nt w.::.s nrt cro·r~"ing c.n.r,hing ,r:1011 ho sc.u him o.t t!lc pcmbo s:irp. · On the rt~or !1n.nd. 1 there is t::::.c ovidcnco rf c. noig!lbrur Hc.nifc.. Ka.dcibo (Pi-7 1 5) tc tho offoct tho;t when t!10 ::ripcllnnt wont tc hor hcuso lc-rking fer t:10 dccoc.sod1 ho w,,s hrlding a. p.:-..n.:,'"'O.• 1fo de: net tllink t:,ie ovidonco ocnti·c.dioh tllr,,t rf Sn.idi Sise.. bco:-.usc t:'.lo twr witnesses saw tl10 c.ppoll::-.nt c.t diffo:;:-oll1 tiraos Md plc.cc, Tho cil'.?wst~ ovidonoo tho11 c.oso:ablod ngo.tnst tl:o c:;i::,oll-'-l1olf uc.s tllc:t t'..10 nrto lo:l;t ::.t t!io scone by t:.10 ,:.llot,-od killers. :f'rna lThoyn.• : : _,,,.r ✓' 5 "Sisi kutcl:c. r.:1:otc. tumor:1w~a. nic.ma. l~uyu p.kUlc. (sic) h::lc-. cl~oht (sic) SLs •. C;900/=, Kttc.. hiyc k.bc. b;--.hc.ti yr-J.w tui1c,"Oli:.:wo1c--. n:;.yo Q.l'l{;'\)ku.fa. SC.SC. :1t..cn9lw.ni bC..:1c.ti. ycl:ci. Shs• 31 500/i::. tuinochukuc. .... •" .. ', It a.ppoars tc l~ t'.10.t tho g'°J.'udgos ever s:rn. ::i, 900/c:~ ccvorod ovonts wl1ioh tcck pl::.oo in J'.!ooyc. botwoon tho docor,s: l wd t!:o ki.lloz-s; w~1ilo nc dcubi tho dococ.sod. wc.s iiving in Hbo~rc.• 1:Ly tl1oh shculd tllo l\':illors ha.vc w·ntod tc invrlvo o. na.11 wb.r wc.s nrt in HbOyc c.t tho tir;lo c,.nd in fc..ct ct thc.t timo tho doco::.sod w::-..s '.il.::;rriod tc- c..ncthor mc.n. It c.ppo::.:;~c tr us tho.t tl1is wc.s just c.n : :i:+.ompt by tho c.ppolla.nt tr cc.st himself intc- t:io rrlo cf a. pctontic.l vi-.:tic. Anr-tho:;: pioco cf circu.;1stc.nti::-.l cvidonoe· wc.s thc.t it is t:;.c : ~:;;iollc.nt I s 1)2..l1S1l. which wo.s used i.1 t'.:o killing. If this fr.ct is er ,1sE:1;:-cd tr-gotl:or irith tl:o ncto dosc;.:"i'\Jod c.bcvo, tl10 i;.TOsisti~)lc c,·11ch.:sicn is t):.c.t it is quoatirn. W1:y i'T.'.\S ho wrrriod 2.bc:.1t t:10 doconsoc". 1 ~, d.iso.ppocxc.nco wllon t~io dc.y w::,s lKt yot rvor? In c..l'(: cc.so, ho sC'.iC:. : :1 ::is ovido1100 tlmil usuclly kept, 11r d( ubt frr uso by 1-rhcovcr cf t~1or,1 1rhc l'tc-:.ntod tc enter tho, hruso in t2:.o c.bsonco cf tho rthcr. If thio is sc, why didn't ho {;(' ic ;Ju::t usco.l plc.oo nnd tr.kc tho koy? If !1c, 1L::,s innr_cont, ho cr.uld hc.vo dcnc tl1is• but thon instoc.d. cf t:.10 kc;:, ho wculd hc.vo fn.md tho killers• 11( to tho scr.10 cvc,1i11g. Uc 1·rioh cJ.sc tc c.dd th.:l.t it W.'.\S c. st1•2.tl(;"O ccincidonco ";:10.t tl:c H1)c:;,·c. lcLJ.c;:;.•s plc.cod t::cir o.r;roo with }::..•. So~->wc.ji t:~a.t t::is C::.c,in rf circurastc:.ntfol cv:i.donco is sc unintorruptod t!·,c.t :. -'; :1r ints tc cnl;,r t!:.o ::i.ppoll;--.nt c.s t~:o •••• /6 6 killer cvon in the o.."bsonco cf c, disclr.sod r:ic\ivc, Wo ~o s::-.tisfiod tl10 fr.co -:-f sue:: st:.·,nc ci:.•ctE.stLl,tic.l a.~dencc, 'but 'tho .docor-.sed frr.n her frr _b'-;:cinc 1xnb:l knnm c.o 11 KcKni". 'l'he lcilline; w.:.s i,ntonticnc.l c.ad 1:-.toz- .t:1e o.pl)ollo.nt C::iv:i.sod C'.l'l. elo.b0r2.to plnn tc osco.po doteotirn. Thus tl10 killing 11c.s r'\iv'ir.usly prooidik.tod c..nd dosorvod. i .1coc-rdingly 1ro arc ac.tisfiod thc1.-t t::is o.ppac.l !me nc co:.·iJ a.n4 I i' wa disoise it• i Dl.TJID o.t MB:,'YA this 7th d~;;,• r:f Septo:.1bor, 1992, j I Ii ---------- JU3TICZ OF !:..:i?Zll.'J, JU3TICE OF -~ . ! / I I -·· - . -- ·----- ...