REPUBLIC v HENRY KATAP KIPKEU [2008] KEHC 2003 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2003
- Citation
- [2008] KEHC 2003 (KLR)
- Decided
- 7 July 2008
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from the original trial outcomeCoramM. K. Ibrahim
Holding
The accused is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
Facts
The accused, Henry Katap Kipkeu, stabbed his friend and neighbour, John Cheruiyot Suter, with a knife on February 27, 1999, at Kipkaren Estate in Eldoret Municipality, Uasin Gishu District.
Issues
- Whether the accused had malice aforethought and acted with premeditation.
- Whether the prosecution proved the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Reasoning
The court found that the accused attacked the deceased without provocation, stabbed him with a knife, and showed malice aforethought. The prosecution proved the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Outcome
Convicted of murder and sentenced to death
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Penal Code
- Kiswahili
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