19921127 TZHC Dar es Salaam

~ tN THE .HIGH COffilT OF ··Tii.NZAJ\IIA li.T D.t'i.R ES S;i.LAAM ---:-- APPELLATE JlliGSDICTION.. · CRIMINAL AJ:Y!3.ii.L NO. 114/ 1992 . ORIGINAL CRININ.li.L c~~SE NO. 21_0/199~ OF THE DIST:JICJ: OF KISUTU DISTiUCT AT IL.d.LA :SEFO:rrn ~iONG-:JAY RES.IDENT- MA,-JSTRATE. P. 4858 C}T. SALUM JLl.§HIDI •••• APPELLANT vorsus- ··.,i) THE UNITED REPUBLI.O: :~ ••••••• RESIDfflT . ' t .·:. :~t.. 'I '" . . ·~r-' _;j{, . J U D GM E N T ··~ ..:-.'-"'• / ·. ,;.~ KYJ\.NDO I J ; ···r-:~-~- '. ;~·:- .. . This- .-:ippinS c.riscs fr:.c the Cudgwcn t cf the ·1ist~ic-t .~i_:.d Ocli,~t of Ilnta, at Kiautu, (Lon5W.!lY l>RM) whereby the . ~?(;: a.ppelians 111as t~1Dtcd of tl:,.:; often.co of eausing grievous . \ ' . 1_;;. ·_harm ,1s !P of the J2on.:il_ Code C!-'nd; wc..s scni~nt,.,cd to ioprisonmptt~. - ~}: £er twelve f,a) w.:nths, The c,;,Jcnl is _nguinst. ~onvioticin and _· i \··j~~ the nppcll.ani nppenrcd in pors0n :-1 t th0. hcnriug h,ere. The \ •· RepulU• ~s ~l>r.a&cntod by Mr. J!atupo., lonrnod State Attcbmoy", ~-- He ~cclincd to eupp~-rt the r.ppcll.:.n~Ja ecnvi.etion, . · · <-,/ · \ :- In ~he ata~eLent cf offence in.tho charge it is alleged that tho o.ppcllo.nt, on 4.8.84, ~.t !:',b:,ut 7,30 p.n., a-w. Mwcngb, ·'- ~ore in th£ J:t iy cf >ir 9s Sc;l:::.~.r:i, did grievou• hr.i.rr. . t• I. J:o.nnit'n--Kapanda itby s.cit~__ .fi.ro .. .en h~r- body a.a n. r-0aul ~sd.n8._~...:...3}, , .·~ her to su£.fc~ gr~c-u.s .hnr:::." ·\ . -~ (. t·' The undi~tcd fnttts, :,f tho c-:sc wore 1That the appellant · ·\·. is a. s0ldie.1' in tho Tl'nF. By 198) he w:-i.s stn.ticncd in Nn~hingwea ·. whero around thfit ycnr he r.:Gt Jcnnifa K1.p~nc_.,,. {PWI) 1 the eomplainn.nt• QJld c.b.ay- atrl.1.ck u:p frien:lship. The ecoplninnnt wns a resident 6£ N<~hingwca_nt the tice~ T~cir nssc~iaticn re.sul ted 1ntc the. bi'rth of r:,, child.,._1,all;. J B:::i.hc-iti. In ~-981 the nppoll-~nt 4.:1 tc. shift t~ Mw~.n1:n and ho Jid s~, leaving the cc,cpln.lll.ant .ill. ·lt'.l~ngw.:.2..~ ,_.._, .f--:.tc wculd ha.ve it, hcwcvor, -th.e parties cct o.go..1n in Dnr oS, S,.,_l :.n.r:, in 1984. The th..Llpln.ine.nt :,;_ hn.d moved up tc Dar cs Sal,1.::;.;:.1 Jr-=r., Nc.chingwcn nnd she wns · 1,... s-tnying with n on.uetn----~f ,..h.~-B-a.i.¾~---~ik-s-c Ka.scr:.bo (PWS) { they ' .;t'.:. . ·t•lll each ether I sister')~ The ~~ppellant._ had ccne dc.:wn trora- Mwanzn on nkindcf t1cb$sati( n due te, n 'si tuat.ion 1t,1.t1il'h hnd· p..rison. ~nzi.bur and wns s tnying c. t the Mlalo.kun. -Jur.;n~"'-Sie, ·They u0t ~no dny [:t "tJJl() ~il_<f~~;~1 Mwo~c D~r es S~l3a?,, a~..d ;' they TCSJillOd their. relJi.*,)..L,,nS1llp - {.):i.o...rt cf 1t-hc purpose -t]ur ~ru,;;rl ng ·'lhe rolntf:cnship was ~? rear J·!nh:.-.ti tcgcthcr). Tltcir arrangem~nt wo.s for tl;lc o:~opl2.inant t;: ·s.'.L00p t".t the h.rc.y Bo.sc a'i.- night w:1.th the o;p.pollant nnd durin~ thc:,,.4ny ti;:10 ~aturn. t-:: 1?W3_ r.-_t Mwcnge •• _.) __ . 2 - 2 .. Th3 rc:Jur1ed :1012- tic~o::i::, how0-:1er I in no -ti;:1e 0e.oal:1e tu □ultuouos tl1e ooi:1;.:·l2iria:'l.J.; tcotifi0d.o □ follows 011 t~-:io:- u'.itae:~ C:c,.y ::,: ·fre'.i.:.t :J2ol: to :.,c:oe in tho Gvoningo the o CCi.:G ec: ( cl::::: e2.lqn•t) ,·10~ ld queo tion r.1e 't-/i:17 I was 6 oii.1{?; to ::17 cia ter I s, and that it r.1ust oe for -·::rooti, ~t1tio:1. If I dicl not enawer hio . 0,uGnt·:i.orio ~:0 ,;rot.1lc.: b02t 1:.e. This ·we::t on like 't:1in unti;,I. 1 :i."'C:)CI''COcl to r.1y 1:1other. She advioocl ,tle no~ t6 :·.,,:J'!;::.:7,"lJ ~o nc~~_,.~ec e.rid ~1-nain -:1"ith ny siot0~ .. J.-zto:;." ::;,:,::10· cl 2,70 aooused oa1:1e to nal:e pro~::lor.1:::. :-:e hc@t r.10 and 1:1y sister (i.e. l?"ilJ) • I_ -:12. □ oo i.:-2clly ;jeaten I fointed. ~h) re:,orted to. 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I lE.i:,,t ti:ero ~)l"'etc-i:cling to be oiok.· I told hir.i I ooulcl not answer hio 0::.:,0:::.t:'..o;::. 11.y oioter wo.s cool:il'l.-G• He tole. her to c30. ou-'.;.. c~~ '3 ci:l.:.i · ~t, tllJNG e&, he he, ld het-. up, hi -'Ii her 0.11d pusI:.ccl ~:.er ot·rl:;4 ;-Ie ·t::cm. too~ th~'t hll.acJ.in (hurricane) lnrJ)? "t1l:ieh u2.o lit ar~d :-_:Jlc:1cod on a t.;iblc::l ot t:~Q sitting roor.1 ~~:o pic;::ed ·~:1.e l~1:1p encl th:i.--ew :L( i:'lto the bed where I J:~y. The claao :tell ar-:.d b~/oko as the -~)~~£i.n tank t·tith the, J.~~ -i,J.e:~ oeuc::-b off10 oo.,qui.io net e11C: b~dcli:~,:r. l had to run off on ·t~:o wc:.11 oide~ -Sy t:1on tho bod w20 alight, my oJ.o'i.1::.ea ,·10:.:-0 o:, firG a:1.d 'I OLlst~ir..ea buzw:iG 011. rxy body. The t:Ocuoc~ tl:~ t t:.::o ~:io~ w~~ on .fire anc:. · r.,e -:om.1;."'?,ing , ,8.bl:;,,SG, l:c to ~ut 1~ter on th0 bed to DUt f'iro out~ .Zc n~2.c not:.:in,::;. My sister ohoutoC;. 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