Katana v Republic (Criminal Appeal 48 of 2021) [2024] KECA 463 (KLR) (12 April 2024) (Judgment)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 463
- Citation
- [2024] KECA 463 (KLR)
- Decided
- 12 April 2024
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from the High Court of Kenya at MalindiCoramS. ole KANTAI, DR. K. I. LAIBUTA, G. V. ODUNGA
Holding
The court found that the appellant was properly convicted for the offence of murder and dismissed the appeal.
Facts
The appellant, Daniel Charo Katana, was charged with murder for allegedly killing his cousin Hamisi Charo Katana on September 24, 2016. The prosecution called 5 witnesses, including the deceased's sister, who testified that the deceased was killed by the appellant, who accused him of bewitching his children.
Issues
- Whether the appellant had malice aforethought in killing the deceased
- Whether the prosecution failed to produce the murder weapon
Reasoning
The court inferred malice aforethought from the force applied and the weapon used, and the post-mortem report revealed severe head injury. The court also considered the evidence of bad blood between the appellant and the deceased, and the testimony of the deceased's widow.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- Ekai v R [1981] KLR 569
- Karani v R [2010] 1 KLR 73
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