REPUBLIC v HASSAN WAFULA & 3 others [2011] KEHC 4159 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 4159
- Citation
- [2011] KEHC 4159 (KLR)
- Decided
- 1 February 2011
AI Summary
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from the original trial outcomeCoramG.B.M. Kariuki, SC
Holding
The court finds the accused guilty of murder and sentences them to death. The 4th accused is acquitted.
Facts
Helen Chepkemoi Rono accused Jane Chepkurui Keter of obtaining money by false pretenses. Rono forced Keter to go to Mogogosiek Police Post, where she was held and died. The accused were charged with murder.
Issues
- Whether the accused are guilty of murder
- Whether the 4th accused should be acquitted
Reasoning
The court found that the deceased died of strangulation, which was not self-inflicted. The court also found that the inculpatory facts are incompatible with the innocence of the accused and are incapable of explanation except for their guilt.
Outcome
Guilty of murder, sentenced to death; acquitted of murder.
Orders
- Conviction of murder for accused 1, 2, and 3; acquittal of accused 4
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