19931213 TZCA Mwanza

•.•• .. •• ·. 1'-• , • , • • • 1:.FP'DLL.'.JJT . . . .. . . • • (.t,p'.;ic.:-.1 f:..•om the decision of -the :'.::igh 001.u:t of T0 nzania. a.t Emu1zc:.) ( Chipet.i., J. ) dzted the 18th dey of J:m1.:.::.:..·y; 19>3 in C:drninal :Jessions C2se lio, 30 of 1990 The appeiimt was cb.arGed with end convicted of murde.: •/s 196 of th.El l'eruw. aoc1.e. It 'llas on 4/6/69 in the morning in ~}us,rek Vill~e tli.:-,t. t::.e ... °tii'O 1J:;:otl1ers, t:i.:-.t is, the a.p:pello.nt Deudi HjiGe and the doco.:.sed ', /.J:'.,e:d lfjige loft · tJ.1ei:..' resr,eq~;~ homeo to some tmkn<mn doot.in...--:tion; p;-~. 2 ~~ose tlia iiife of D ~ , the- deoa.o.se<l, .n:;.s outside t!10i:.: :iot-.ae ~ ' ----;;-A ,-... 1ri th hm.· friend r:;.3 IColeJlla NyalULleko :plci ti.11.;; t!leh' bai:..•.. T'..:..e 'tiro b:cothe:cs t:.i.en stc.:..·ted qua:.-:;.:•elline ,rhen tl2o dece&oed told t!i..a lU)l)ellant to le,,ve the plo.ce wba:.:e he s, t nee..:.· Y:T. 2 and P:·r.3 uhlch li.:.s outside t::.O 2101.we of the dece..,sed .:'.lld o:•.·de:..·ad him to co to his !1ouse which uc.s nec:..--:.iy. Tliis stE,:ded t;ie qu.:i.::;:·el and t!io fic.,::i.t • . •.•••• /2 ✓ I "" b ti' }.~ I It !• ! q j 2 d / .1 f:.:-iend c~.lled John. Tl1e .ippellant wc:s led to his house wbile / r / t:1e deceaGed 1-rc1:.t inside his house to sloe;_). Tlu.s lfc';.s n.;,,:,:":-::- ted J<J Jose P'J. 2i, ;;l13 uent fu:..•the:i.· to say tl...:-.t ,-.t 12 noon tlla r.I)l)el1,,;-1t { ' L. returned to tl10L.· l1orne end pulled the decacsed outside and stc:...·ted ~, l. 'iJe2,ting him. T:1.::ir elder bi•other P:l.1 al);_)0r..:..·ed and asked t:ie I cl)pellant ull,y he m:,s asso.ul tinG the decec,sed., The appelli:.nt [( repried t1i.at'"fie ,r.:-.nted to kill him tlia.t ut'..S 1rlzy he we..s assai.~.1-tins. b ,: Jlim.. Then P:·r.1 se::,a;;.•nted tllem and sent t::em i;o theil· sepr:,.•_-tc (:_'. "'4J>. ..;> homes. P:·T.1 mmt and c.::lled a Sungusun.:;u ;Jec:.:eta.ry to lock cl'tc:c \· :! t:1e peace of tl1::,i:i.• l1ome while he P-i.1 mmt to Igomc, to dtend 11 funeral. ..:.fto_..• soraa tir.ie Bungusui1Gu 8ec:,:et.:,,ry went and celled \~ a cell lec.der to tdCG hls place. Lt 4.30 :p.ti. the appelli:;1t u;:-s seen a.3dn "i:rJ P:!.2 .:.;.1d P:·T.3 :.:etm"?lin.3 to P-~.2 1 s house end ene;_uil•ing of the cell le2de:..· ,rho 1Jy then 1Uld left cite:: seeL-lc tlu:.t it ucs .::ll quiet in the l1omestecl. "!hen the c:!)polJ.:;1t was told t:.~~t t:ie ,, @. · cell leader hc.d left he told the two women t:iat he w.:.s goinc ~).;.cl: to his house. :·Jut lie did not, instead tho tuo ~roman hecrd a ~: thud shortly af-te:.·u;:i;,•ds, and when they mmt to tl1e doc:..· of tl!e ...,. dececsed •s hot1Se tl,ey found the appelknt coming out of tlmt ~-~ ·•.! door ·1ro1d.1iiG-a llfood stained pen-'knife. :n.2 and P:;.3-stood aside and ullo:r0d the c.p1,ellant to .:;o il.Wfl:i'• ~-:-:ien they ente1·ed I·· t:W house the;:r found tlle dece£2sed in :)ed ui t~i a cut wound on llis left side of tl13 2)ido1uen end c,Toa:1ing. The clothes we:i.•e socked in blood. ;:e died so:>n afterwri·ds. P:-;.2 ::.:e)m.·ted to the cell :j ·1 leM.er and CUJ.1G,t1Stt.1:..,u ·o.nd the appelh:nt ucz c,;:i-ested the SCI.le .,! eveni~ 'uy the :i?olice. P:-T.4 :.-.,ercoc,nt Katundu investigc,tod t:.i.i.s case. Ee wont to the house of p--7. 2 a.nd he saw the deceased lyi11G in' bed 1ri tll c. j .... '! •••• 0 ./3 • . . '"i .;. ';1f. . ,, '---· 1 -------- ;" -~---------- l . ·----.-.7------. -------~ . . . ... ~ ,,~ :.,,. •. .Ja.l,.1...,-.; .. _ . __ _ I I I 3 I '!lig stc.b uot.md on tl1e left side of his ;/e,c1.0il!en. · P:~.4 also c::,ccomp.:-nied P:;-. 2 to tl1e house of t::ie appell::-nt where the uifo of t:.,_e i:'.j_)pell.:-cnt s:1cr:;::d them eight knives one of uhich he idoi1tified as the one she s;::.u t~1e c:.l}j_)ellent car:;.'Y, it :.ic.d still the :Jlood str.ins. This lmife u.:-.s lo.tar tendei·ed in -:::ou:::t as .::Jxhi lii t ?1. In his defence tlle appellant a.dmi tted t:U:.t in the mo:-:ni..'1;'.j lie foUGht with t:1e decee.sed a.t the letter 1s :10use but it uc:.s t:.10 decec:.sed 1,l10 sta:,:ted it by hi tt.J.ne; hii:1 on the fc,ce wi t:1 .:-. t:i.en went to lus h01;1e w1d the dece::sed :.:-m:1.:-.ined behind in his l10me. E:e woke t.'-11 ct 4 p.m., took o. bath c..ad uent out to ~)ti;i· ci.:;;a:rettes .:-.nd f.:or.i there to the foot0c.1'. fj_eld to uatch a Lio.tali. ' :Ie :c·eturned hor13 c::..t 6 p. m. to find StJl1GUStmuu 11ai ting for hiu. /, Tlley c:.r:.:-ested hl~1 end took him to Fyakato ?olice Station. ...rl i The a.1J:)ellc:.nt denied eve;.• eoing wee.in to the deceased 1s house 1 ' afte:c the fil·st fi:_)1t at 10 a...m.. P::-.2 ,,.nd P:r.3 were acco:..·di.11;'.; to ::.Um lying ullen t:wy said t!iey a:z:w lum co1;u_n,:; out of deceuced 1s "·• house with 0lood st~ined knife. The postmo::.'ten :c·eport 00:ce out t!lis wot.u1d c..nd it w.:-..s sc.id to oo the cause of dnt~ The lco;,:ned tri:,l jt.lCl,:;e .:-.fte;.• a.dd.:.:·os,iin(; I I :us mind to t:10 tlisc::.·ep.;.ncies that a.re no;:mlly found il1 tlle •/ :,\. nm•;.•a.tion of the f2,5t moving events, he c.:-,.ne to the conclt.izia.1 t::iat the t: ,: .·oe -.r:'.. t,,er::~;c,:J :v-i. 1 , P:·i • 2 r..:1d F:~. 3 dos c:,.-i '..1:-.d s Oi:1'3 of t\0 , . v0:~to of th..,t f :.teful day as t~y actually appea..'ed. iTi thout e::ca.::;za~ o.tion o::.:· emoollislllilent o:f ..:1zy kind. It 1r.. s 01•0,;-i!. d.::y li,:;ht e.t 4.30 :;.s. ••.•.• /4 ... • .,,, ' ' . . J ~~~.~- .~S:~tf~:~) •• I ...... 1:/ .. -------· ----·· . ·__ ,/ ...... t ... ✓-'~ J. 4 ul1en t 7.,e nppelL::.nt 1rnnt fo1' tl1e thii'd tir.,c to tl.ce house of ;,_i_s house "but sc:.w t:.1e n~,i)ello.nt as he cur11e ot,t of it wd ullen t::::i:· .I I entei'ed tlle hot'.Se t;1ey .found t!ie deceased c:,:oaning; he must 11:,ve "ueim stab1;3d in his sleep, P:r.2 surr,lised, :Jcc~·t1Se the:re we .e no c:L'ies of agony instec.d the:.."e was me:..'ely s. tl1ud. !J.is r-Jivoc.:.-.te i1:...::::,:od to witilliraw as he·li.::Ji no c,ooo. gi'otmd of complaint to canv~ss. '.Ta hp:ve co:1G'.J.e:,:cd tl1e __g:.;.9_1.,_1.11i;l..s of .::::i::_10,.l r.,nd 2..:..'e of t:.io view identificction of t: .e ap:,)ellant 11ho ucs ne:JTly cc.1.1€,ht in t:!.e cot. The first e:..·otud of ap;;,eal ,ras that P;r.2 and I":·T.3 contra.dieted tllemselvas. T::is is not t:..'ue. The secor~cl ,;:.:ound is th2:t ~10 disowned his r.llGc,cd o;_mership of the knife. Ile wcnted bettc:..· 11roof of obtain:L1c, tl1e knife from his wife 1;y the Police ,:nd a 01000. test on it. Tlus a.;ain is not a disc:.:epc.ncy tbn.t could offset the evidence of the twn eye wi tner.mos. The thi:::d g:.·oc:1d is Oil tlle z.rxest of t:.1e c.pj_)ellant, tl:u-.t it u.:.s p:i:ocured afte::.' ?:T.2 211d P;r. 3 had sot tho police on him. :zow could this be fc.t:l t-cd 1ra---· uondei·? of tl1e ove:..·wllelminc; evidence· fo:.: the p:..•ooect·,tion 86a.inst lum. I ' •••oo/5 • . --~ . 1.,- =i I 5 In t~1e :,:38c,l t ire dismiss this ,.'):._Jec-1 L1 its enti:cet:,. D.'.T::D at 1:~_JL.!i. this 13th day of Dece11:ie:c, 19'.)3. / I ce.rtif;7 thai; t-his is a true copy oi: the m·i£,;ineJ.• .,,.,.., ..... ---~ -~ '• ··"" () ';· /~ :1 •·••· ...... j: '/: . 'J .: 1. :] , IC::.L:;G i:':[ /. ) . • ,··:.i j,_·. • ·, ··-·----··-···· ..;..._._ _ _ _ _ ~ - - - · - · - - - - ~;_·tt~L~:.Jii!' .