19910614 TZCA Mwanza1

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JUDGME OF TID COURT RlJ§l.DillilU 9 J .t,. s This is yet a.nothor pc:.t:2otic co.so of po.tricide aver c. . •'"'' 1J: ••r.i ➔.....~ vecy trivia.l natter. Tho a::_Jpollo.nt, NICIIOL:i.US FE...'IDINi.ND, on .-_:;t·· ', the night of 27/3/1987 co.used tho regrotful donth of his fo.thor; '• F.!:l.IDllTlJID 3EJ,,iSTil~, by pfo:.-ci11u· his body four tir:i<>s with a. sp3c.r• ·: T'.mt ov3ning at th0ir aoLlo in l3otumbo Vill0{,;'0 1 Nuleba. District, tho o.ppolla.nt o.nd tho docen.sed, to13eth0r ui th the o.ppollc..nt I s po.torno.l uncle u..'ld erandraother, illO?OLD ;}DLES'l'Il-T (P_.1-~.1) a.nd Vl111YiJ.lL w/o ~~I;;L::STilf (P.;T.3~ ros:;_)Octiv~ly, wore m.vinG thoir suppor. The doc,:,a.sed asked the o.ppollc.nt whathor ho hc.d cooked food for tho doB• The uppell:.mt roplied o.n~rily -,~ ::, .- th.:i.t ho had not o.hd tl:.en, oquo.lly ongrily, ho unceroconiously left tho tc.'?Jl..:. fo-...· his :roora in the min ho\.!20. But tha wa.lkout · was Q.f'tor tho decoased h:ul doncmdod tho appollv.nt to cook for tho > u ;,: . , ·';!,;~. dog tho next oornine. The ~oo.l was had in t'.ho kitchon a.nd when ~J~-~-'- ;+.·:~i:,;. "''' it wo.s ovor tbo doceo.sod loft and ontored tb.e !JD.in houso. Then .. J."' ,.,., •'• , . / . . ' - . 2 i' P.W~3 hoo.rd. tho doceo.sod in tho roin hou.so so.ying 11mtoto o.moniua" which words drew hor into the house. 1.lns, tp 1:.£lr I- I horror she found hor son,

t1lo dacoasod, spro.wlod on tho·"' i:;round. It wo.s than her turn to cry out "oooawuc. awo.naneu'.'. Tha.t sUI:lfilonod P.,r .1 who, with th~ o.id of c wick lot1p, so.w tho dococsed in o. pool of blood c» the floor. Tho cppollont was nowhoro to bo seen. Unkno;m to them tho o.ppollc.nt had gone . to 1·oport tho killinu to c.nothor po.torno.l unolG, C ~ TIIOM.\S (.w.2), who wo.s living nearby. Tho o.ppollo.nt wo.s ho.ndod aver to tho Police o.nd ho told D/;JGT. MEDDA...'W (P.jl' .4) whore ho ho.d }'~~ loft tho murder wo.i.pon. Tho noxt ·a.a.y P,t·r.4 found the spoo.r '? exootly whore ho wo.s told it would bo found. :~ \._;'(;.. {I In his sworn dofonco tho o.ppollo.nt 01-mod tho story of .. ,:-1;,~ . ;·, ;tt tho prosecution up to tho point of his coin.J to sloop. Of course, ho did not so.y ho we.a MGXY• Wo 'bettor lot hicsolf procood fro□ thcro "As I we.a .i.sloop I folt socoone foolinc a.round, o.nd I o.skod who tho person wo.s. Tho porson ho.cl. soi:1othinc rosoc1llin6 on lo!l(; stick. llo o.ppr,ouchcd ao, n.nd I hold tho stick. I rcisod o.n a.lo.rm, mid t:i:-iod to push that parson. Ile L foll do,m, c.nd in tho scufflo I spoc.rod tho person. I roroinod with tho spoa.r. I clso s:poo.rod him. when· I pushed hia o:wo.y frow mo." A.ppellc.nt Q.(;,"'TOOd to bnvo loft tho spoo.r o.□onG t:ho bc.no.na troos c.nd to b.c.vo &ono to P.if .2. :3ut tho o.ppollo.nt clci.ood trot he told

P!-r.2 tho.t sor;ieono :lCd invo.ded his (o.:ppollo.nt 1s) houao. 1 Tho o.ppollo.nt sc.id thc.t it wo.s r.w.2, upon his return free :\ tho scone of tho incido~t,_who told hie tmt the docoo.sed was ;,I 'f ' :~ . his victic. '.,! •. ', MOSIIT, J. :prosiding avor tho IliGh Court of T2..nzc.nio. o.t Bukobo., convicted the o.p:pollo.nt of tho offonco of uurd.or o.nd i J ordorod hi □ to suffer doc.t:i. by h::.nein&, which is 00mg ctD.J..l011£;0d bofo:rq '\.ll;l' · It is thnt decision _, - ==--- , , . 3 T'.10 c.pl)oll::n": wa.s rcprosontcd by Hr. :C1UG..:.:;:J'J3iJ,1lJ, loru:nod counsel. Tio ha.:l cnl;y on0 ground of cppc:~l c.::d tl1c.t wc.2, ttc.t of tho fcJ.lm-o of the lc.:.:cnod trinl judi30 to doo.1 11i th tho dofenco of p:rovocc.tion in ~:is sui:i..1in& up to t~10 o.ssossors. . Mro ilue;m-a.'ba□u. so.id thc.t it wcs t:,.ndisputod t!lll.t tho o.ppellc.nt wa.s v.ery:,~-;ngry whon :10 ropliod to his fo.t!1or c.nd a.lso whon ho loft tho ta.ble. Howov0;,•, in his sunning up to tho o.ssossors tl10 lon.rned tria.l Judea wc.s contontod with scting "The o.c~uaod cppoa.rod offonded, · ll.?ld -:'.J13-rily cot out of tho ki tol1on end 1rnnt to tho r.1c.in house." Tho lee.mod ::..dvoc;:.to su1:i:-ii ttod k.(1t that w~ grossly insufficiont c.nd tha.t it c.r1oun.tod to non-cliroction. Ho r.:iliod on Tulu'buzyo. l3i turo v~ilo J..19Q.?:7 T.L.:l..264 thct fcilu:ro by o. judgo ~o

diroct o.ssossors on tho issue of p:covoco.tion, where, ovidonco shows so, vi ti.:•,tcs the ontiro procoodincs. The l0c.rned o.dvocc.te prc.;rod tho.t the proc-3odinc;s bo quc1shed o.nd c..rcuod tho.t c.s tho o.ppollc.nt :us bo:;n in cu.s tod;r since Merell, 1987 their o.n order for c, 1•otrio.l wodd not be in thG intorost of justicoo Resisting t:1e a.ppocl 0n 'uc.:;.a.lf of tl:.o llopublic/iosponrlont wa.s Mr. LYIMO, lee.mod P.rinoipcl Ctcto Ltto:rncy. IIo said tlul.t there wc.s no_ ovidonco of p:i.·ovocc.ticn in tho co.so Givon o:r tho ...... . ,,, prosecution and, ho o.d.dod, oven if tho question asked by tho decoo.sod could be falcon to ~lGVO boon provocctiva, it did no·t precj_pi te,to a.n instc.ntc.nootce :cs:icction. Tho a.ppolla.nt loft a.nd wont to sleep~ _I.Ir. L3•iDo ::;2.id thct in his defonce, tho o.ppella.nt novor clo.icod p.1'ov-oc:-,tio11 but ro.thcr r0liod on self-<l.ofoncoo VG:'o Lyirno o.ccopt0d t~mt if :tl:oro ho.d boon ,:;vidonco of provocc.tion t:.20n.th0ro wns non-direction but ••• /4 / ---·-=f --~---------·--=-===-==-· ---- =·=·~-=-=···-----------Y-·. ·' I / . . • on tho oViclonco ori" record thoro wo.s no provocntion a.nd so thoro wo.s no non-direction. '- ·/ f Tho doco;;,,sed, "'i,oinc- tho fc.thor, hn.d. o.skod n question on an ontiroly domestic oottor which should not, a.nd wo~d not give l.'iso to o.ny provocation to a. woll nc..nnorod_y.outh. This

is pqticulo.rly so uhon ~;oth tho fc.tllor c.nd tho son a.ppocllc..nt of qui tine tho tnblo ,-io.s o.n introductory .fron tho cho..pi;er on his l.:i.ck of r.mnnors nnd the killing,,-i ts 'c·onclusion. P. 1-T .1 told tho court thet a.fwr tho nppolla.nt hod GOno into. tho IilC.in house "T'.:on tho docoa.sod followed bi□ thoro" • Houowr, P.W.1 did not ki1ow for who.t purpose tho docoo.sod wont into tho min housc':11~{,o~lninod ·it4u,t thquch :, ,· tho doo-3nsod used to slo,~:p in tho k:i\ch~n ho hcd fre6. nccoss to tho min house. Wo c.ro not told wlic:·i>ti~crtspirod in the □cin houoo. Wo o.groo 'l:T.i th . .._, ~,•. lo'fo_o and the trfal Jud(f·\)!mt thei story of ~he o.ppello.rit .. tl)iit ho wo.a a.fta.ckod uhilo ~-1:1 bo_d is n pc.ck of ·lies. No wonder .. .. ... ·'· :~- .~. Hu,2/.rc."bc.rm did not . bother. ., .to •·. touch on it 2.·ff a.11. Tho o.ppoll~t elm.nod thc..t ho shouted yot noithµr P.;•T~1 nor"i~w.;, hoa:rd.)lio c.nd they woro not cross--oxu.uned or{ th:i.t oi ther. '°" Tholi·•·ono .. ,r-onders • •I • J , .I wby cftor disp~llin,:s tho c.ttcckor tl10 o.ppoii;;1t c'rid ·not· report to . P.W.-1 o.ni·P.W.3 1· who wore just outside, instoc.d ho wont ·to o. ·:·! .. :i:,:.:_.-.-·' : I, •• diatc-.nt_. tiliclo, P,~io2. It is ouvious to us thc.t thore wo.s no· o.tt~k o.nd tho o.ppello.nt did not o.llogD o.ny provoco.tion. Ilowovor, tho loo.mod Jud.go I a findine tl-.at the

o.ppollo.nt la.id in wa.it for tho dooonsod 'in tho sitting roor.i is not suppo:rtod uy miy ovidonco. All wo know is thc.t t!J.o doooc.sod tot into tho min house whoro ho oot his doc.th in tho hands of hi~ son. Tho oxplr..nction s-iven by tho o.ppollont is c. fignont of his own· ". ioc.einc. tion a.nd: unroo.l• ••• /5 '_··1 ·, .I I • ,; /-= .. + 5 + :;';i,', < ~ ... 1 ' on w!u.cL ·tho lee.mod Jud,:;-o could formulc..fo c. sur:iminf;'-UP on p:rovocc,tion to tha asscciso1·s. llcnco tb.cro could not bo a. non- direction on a. non-OJCistin& issue. The conviction for mu.'Clor is thorofor0 firr.Jly grounded c.nd wo do not hc.ve c. roo.son to dist~b it. . i ·,,J Tl1':l c.ppoul is disr.ri.ssode L. M. M/iKi;J,lE JUJTIC;I; OF .1U?P.::li.L. A. s. L• .Rli,NLDI1:'JU JU3TICE OF ;':J'l'.:·.;;~. D. P, M:.'JlIC1'J:JO I • ·,. I certify tb.o.t tbs is n. truo copy r:,f the oriGinnl. I j ( M. /3• ) lm.._F'UTY iIBGI Tl11Si. • . I I