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Republic v Longwee Ang'atang'iro & another [2015] KEHC 3887 (KLR)

[2015] KEHC 3887 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
3887
Citation
[2015] KEHC 3887 (KLR)
Decided
2 June 2015
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence of murderCoramJ.R. KARAN
Holding

The accused are found not guilty and acquitted

Facts

The deceased, Loitamichir Loruu, was murdered by a group of five people including the accused Longwee Ang'atang'iro and Kamama Apolonyang. The accused were alleged to have taken the deceased into a bush while beating him.

Issues

  1. Whether the accused committed the murder
  2. Whether the prosecution proved the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt

Reasoning

The prosecution failed to prove the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The evidence suggested the deceased was killed by wild animals, not the accused.

Outcome

Not guilty

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