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Republic v Bernard Wamuti Kamau (Criminal Case 5 of 2009) [2014] KEHC 81 (KLR) (Crim) (4 November 2014)

[2014] KEHC 81 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
81
Citation
[2014] KEHC 81 (KLR)
Decided
4 November 2014
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TypeCriminalPostureRespondent v AccusedCoramN.R.O. OMBI, Stephen
Holding

The accused is found guilty of murder.

Facts

The accused is charged with murder. The deceased, F M M, was found dead in a coffee plantation with visible injuries and vomit on her mouth. The accused borrowed a shaving machine from a neighbor and was last seen leaving the premises around 6:30 PM.

Issues

  1. Whether the accused committed murder as charged
  2. Whether the evidence presented by the state is sufficient to prove the accused's guilt

Reasoning

The postmortem examination and forensic evidence, including blood group matching and vomit analysis, supported the state's case.

Outcome

Guilty

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