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' " ., ,_.,.,..i ) ~ It 'l:.tls EI<J.:: OOTJilT OP T..:ilJZ.:.:Jil ?..:JFOTILIC -----~---- JUDGlLillNT I Tb.is ~,-s0 qonc~--:.J.S the d0d:1 of 2. m2.n oalled Atn.1.w12,11.i nr,je,'bv. whioh • took pl2,00 on tho 29th dlW of Foi.Jl"t'.r:.:ry, 1988, 'in the :Cr.gc,;:1oyo hospitr.1. The decer.-.scd c,Jed 33 yeo:,..,s he.cl s1.,1.9k,ined nn injury in it:'.le lee e, few hom.--s b8.Ck,. ·desori1.lcd in t;1~ c.utops~;- Jxr.00_:.:-t c~ q, deep out wound ilnolving lcrge erleries 2:.11d veins,· 2:llcl dleged 03r the:_:proseoutfon i;o ll'J.ve been Wlioted ·b;r c, kni:::'ee The r,ocr,'.80ct Siwo.jibv. a/o Kibc,yc, ~s fc,e~g a murder &~ge f::;:-or1 t;:..o r,lleged stc}.;0in(;' ~ sho mcd..ntcineq. timt "!;ho ck~ge ii;! a, fre.me-up. · At t:::..0 :.1e,to~id i:iime t::o c,oo-.1.0od urs · living tot3.~thQJ:" with a rron called Te,l:,u 1:o:1C..i:,0d. in r-, CJ.LV~i ~2,,tJ:>imonid sitv.c,tiol) 2.t Mt'--Gum(!J.1:j.. Nia.njeraa in the township of =:o.,gGIDoyo, r""1d t!1cr(;l w,_re isst1.es out of t:.10ir ·three - ye~s cohc.".)i tr,tion, c..nd the two 1-re:t'~ ei;l.1:ious to cont;;..,r..ot 2. legrl mnrrfr..ge, It is olec..r fa,oD t;.ie evidence t7::::-,t t!1e dec,th of 1..thUi1k''.l1i 1lc.j_c.bu hnd somG reference to th::,t cob:c.bit2-tion. The sequence of events ct,J.mi;.1c.ti11g wit~1. the dec-,th of l!.thumani stE:.Tted \;:, at the hornestecii of Sh2,1Jc.ni l:ko;_jlb')Z~ (J,'116), t, neigh"boi.o:-' flf Tabu MohC!-ned £'J1d the decer.sed., T:10 i;:10:i.dent involved. the a.ccuscd; Tcbu Md a girl cc-J.led Rukia. Selomcni ofa.CJ:'vrise ,1.12;.-:ied l..zimio (P1-TI). The r,ccused wo.s Iik"'llif estl3;· c.nd poign2J1tly Givon to updexstc..no. thc.t lttidr, was .intru.d.ing into the oohc.l)itc..tion. Ru.'dr. we,s not e, I'esident of L1ru1jemD,., She lived o.t Lugol)n, and she oeme to Hi2l1j0:·.,:', to dtend t::ie f\,;10:::-,.-,1 c11d tl10 hitimr. of c. noi:-.r relation at the home of ;.tr..s:-..ic1i Yusuf\ D_'.2i;.1_:; :.101, stc.,y e,t 1Hanj0lllo. she h8I)pened t, to b.2,ve stri.1.c:i: u:::, 2,.-r1 c..i::r:!;or:- :col~',t~conship with Tc,Ja I1io;1cmed1 tl1e men who was living on t:,.o c-:;l:ez- sj_C:0 ·.·f. t:.:,o roc..d.. She stcnds in e, neCJ:' blood. relr:-.tion to t:~o c"'.008::-,soc:. c,s i·;o:::..1 ~-.,o to Selemr..ni Bab.c--,t-ls.1-ie, and Omcrl Yusuf who gave ovid.e;.'lce ~r. tl10 si&o of t:.:c J.)rosccution r..s PlT2 &""ld PW 31 renpectivel:r o _i;~,t;.,\ o<> ./2- '· t: .... ~ • ,._., it:' • ..... \ ,. S° C • • J j 1 tb.e CoLJ.Potu1d of S::;.c,~.:,r.ni l:ko:.1~Jc r.ii. ;~:'-0 r,001.1:s ed :ld::io, of l1:-,vi,.--ig c love a.ffail' 1htl:. Tr,"iu .---:..1c:. s:le soolcl.ocl Tc,~Jl'. c:ncl c,l te1."i:,r,,t0d with lluld1c1-. Thc-,t wc,s coi,L1on (;T.01.:11.d. :But t>.o r,oc-,"':.800. 1.Gd some inte::-ootinc; detc,:Us shoulders, fo:ndl:i.11.C c.11.d kissii.1.c er,0!1 otJ:10:r. She 1JJ."'01.:.c·ht T::.11Jt.1 02,cik to their hov..sc u;.:.o:;:-0 the tonc,v.0-1,.~:dnG 1rnnt on in tho Ye:c"r:..1dcl1. It cr..Iile to a. J?Oint, 1)ofo;;:e long 7 lT::.c:::. '1\.-:~rl-1. could not "boc.:r tho o:i."denl any longer c:.lld ll0 s c;_1z.riod e,1-rr,3~ o.;.:d v~,;.1:Lshed. The 2 :rosecution cvidonoo ;.;_;::-,s dopiotod t:1e 2,cct.'.S0d c,.g one ~rho he,,d been driven into r, :rc,vinc :f\12:··• Coon d'te:r- :retu....---ning to 1:c::r house she fetc::ed r, lm:_fo c.nd wc:1t to K:,o vorr.l1dc.-ili. of Rcsb.icli Y1.,,i..s-;,1.fu, where Rukic, WM stc~nd-i,1G) to trlcc vo~1c02;.1ce 0~1 her. In tho str,to of such fury she 1112.:.--t i.min::, IL-.jr,~.iU. ;·,:nc,-:_ ;,ti.osocL sk,:)1Jin[; Omari Yus-~if'u (?:73) 1 wh.011. the t1-ro trice_ to tc~cklo ~~c:;; ii.1 o::d.0'.i-~ to disrm her, c.11.d cooo'.i:'d.ing to :F)-i3, s:.~,.o declc,.:;__~oa_ t:-1c.t rL.o ::.c.d doo~~cl.-Jd to ·slcJ; n person., 1-1h.en the docernoc1 c,1,10 c.11d ;12:i!.0 c, siailc-.r bicl, at tto same }.)lac~, tho £'..Ccus.ed _st~ccl r.:Ul_ GC,VG hiH t~:.c :r,,,tc.l 1Jlo,;,r.. The p:;;-osec1.1.tiqJ contention is thr,t s]~.o :1c"iL no 0:i:cuso -w:.:,r,tm:-or to c!.o so., Th0i~ contention is cJ.so thr,t exhil)it P5 is tho knH0 u>:'.o> t:10 2-001,,.sed v..sed to co:,1.ilit t>o offence, but the def'cct whicl1 obtr,i:.-i:a .. , ::L:c1 t:.:.0:'2 cc,s0 is thd ~i1Jit P5 wciS not identified. 1j;\~ c;.1:~ of t:.10 e~:·o - ;:;:'"t:1osscso wt,;s lc,toJ~ cc.at .::.s t:10 agc;rec:JO::. To :;:-11~) scl t into i,."1jur~:-, cs the idiom g~es, :Eb.:ilcir., h: c-:. t:· o cx•.dr,cit~- o1 sto~1:Li.1c; into :-ior 3T.rc1 to her.p soor:n upon her. J.1.-uc~_c; scoffoo.. ct ... a:: f:'_t of :Passi.on, telli.1'1,3 ::.-.m.:- tlu.t her veginc. 1n-.s f~dcie.. cna_ tl1: t -r. ,t wc:o ,;l.1:~ TG1)u "iTc':S smitt011 ,rith other worJQ.n. Tl1d m,:.s not tb.0 encl of : .. o:_' to:::-;:.ientso Eeii1l)crs of tb.0 fci.iily of Rukic1 inclv.din:; t'..10 c"'..cccrned 9 desc0:1c10a. ti;_)On tho ;yc;i.~a C.J.'ld, sot upon ller for 11 putti.ng 3-1icic, to sh2,m0 .. :, 0'"10 soLed >.oj,:' 0:, V1e thT"ltr,t 1~l:cile the othez-s . • tj;'ev..ted lier to S0ii1C kicks 2.,;.1c-:. 0:.:.0 c;ot injv.:rodi I n dt',-0 cot~:s0 a m.?J-1 cnme and L."1-tcrccdocl. T'.o.o i-:i1c-;1 :;:m10;_1st:.:-~:~oc"'.. w:'.tll ho:..-- n~aokors c,1.'l(j_ i-rarnod them thd she miGht loclgc o.. coir2lci;.1t ,ritD. t~.c poliee 2.gr.inst tl10i:1.. She denied tt2,t s::e sto."\.,'1)0d the clococ,sodo Sho clc,irned thr.t she d:Ld not ~llll'O'W t\o dococsed c:".':r:10 to .s-,:st~:-..in t:?.e injury• :point::..11[; out, I thil'lk torr00.tl3•1 i;h['.,t there wc,s dc.Tl::-ioDB encl th2,t. the I'Oi'r 11.c,,d J?1.L1lod a crowd, I She claimed th2.t t~1e rcpoJ..---t t:;..:,t wc.s later laid ae,"ninst her to the :police W2..S moc.nt to fo_roS:t~i :10:;: coI:1:plaint and mcke her suffer. There is a.n item in the testimony of -60:1.stc:.~)10 :Sonifr-,ce (PH5) wl1:•.oh tends to All the assessors h2.ve :;0118 P"J t::.-,.0 VGXsion of the c,c:- JU.Sod, ana.,- acoord.ingly, they b.2.ve sk~tec1 the opir,-icn tho..t she did r. Jt commit any effcnce 2.11d tlmt she should be oleo.red of the ohP.rge., I fully apprehend that tho cl.ecision of this cc,se depend.s ltl:rgely upon the credibility of the witnossos, e.nd ·that I hcve to c,pT>roaoh the -evidence of PTIT, P:-72 and P713 kee:i.)ing in trlnd thnt they u-o o~~ ,sely relo.ted -io the decer.sea.. I hc::.ve come to the conclusion tl1c,,t it is 1:. 1ne.f e to believe theil' testimony thr,t -!il10 o,ocusec'. was responsible for the death of the dooeased. _~r one thing, the throe :rit:1osses have lied when they alleged that the deceMod sustdned tho lee injury r.t the home of :Rt'-Shid.i Yusufu.. The eVidenco of Shc-,"onni 1'Ikom1)ozi, tho one witness I oonsideI' to be independent I·, and im_pr~ticl,- gr--,vo them thct lio. The witness stated th..~t ha found the deco-ased w:ritbg in pain at t!1e home of Ta"bu Mohrunea.. For nnothoz-, the evidence of tb.e two witnesses, i.e. Shn.bani Mkombozi ' lend r.nd Constc.ble Bonifaoo, ru.so tends to/"-r-.::1 --: credence to the c>.eoused 1 s storr thd Ruki2, Md her r,eldions cume to her house to do violence-• Furthermore, we heve 1Joe11 1-1.r3od to believe thd thG r,ccv.secl decided to avenge her wounded feelings on t::10 decensed1 when tb.e· evidence does not show thnt there WM not21.ing to stoy her from doing the s2,1-;J.o ~n Ruki'S:,· to whose misbehavioUJ:' her fury hc.d r. direct ref erenoe. I shou:!.a. scy that this is a thlng I have found ~:c.";i:'d to c,cccpt.,, In the finc.J. analysis tho GVidcnce does not exclude the j_)osnibility of the sta1:> lmvipg been infl,ictocl 1:zy- souo one else, or the possibility ti the injury hc..ving been causod otl1o~rise eg by falling on ~ S~'l.rp t,bjeot• I finc"'c th2,t tho info:i:'r.i2,tion 2,-32,:.nst the accused possibly, proo0eded on 2, rnerc s1,.1p:;_)osition, 2.s t:10 f:irst assessor put i t 1 ;r _on an aiiticipr'.-tion end rn:J.:!..;}c. -.~: .:,~,_c, ·.~o-:::'.,'.:'."'',- •r•. clairaod., I find th~ accused n,ot guilty Gl1c1 e:.cq_1-tlt h.,:,:.·., 8: .. o is ·to 1Je sot ::'ree forth.with if shc/~~t ,~her-wise lcwf'ully held,. ~~: ' D. P. M.:'lPIG£IO JUDGE 16/8/93. Delivered in Court Mr1 luandu for the Repu1:>lic Mr, Lugun fo:r the Accused D. P. MAPIG.:'iNO A.oused present. JUDG]I 16/8/93. ,::c;f:;f&i. -- --,--.• J" _--