REPUBLIC v MARY WAMBUI KARIUKI alias WAMUTHENGI & SIX OTHERS [2008] KEHC 3328 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3328
- Citation
- [2008] KEHC 3328 (KLR)
- Decided
- 19 May 2008
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence of acquittalCoramMARY KASANGO
Holding
The accused have no case to answer and are acquitted of the two counts of murder.
Facts
Seven accused persons were charged with murder in two counts. Witnesses testified to mob justice at Kaweru shopping center where Peter Macharia Mugo and William Gachuche Wambugu were killed. The state failed to prove death of the accused.
Issues
- Proving death of accused in murder charges
- Admissibility of post-mortem report
Reasoning
The state failed to prove death of the accused persons, as the post-mortem report was not produced. The court found no evidence of death before court.
Outcome
Acquitted
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