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Republic v Kioko Nzuvi Ng’onyo [2020] KEHC 4790 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 4790 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
4790
Citation
[2020] KEHC 4790 (KLR)
Decided
25 June 2020
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentenceCoramStella Mutuku
Holding

The court found the evidence sufficient to prove the accused’s guilt of murder.

Facts

The accused, Kioko Nzuvi Ng’onyo, is charged with murder. The prosecution presented evidence that the accused hit the deceased, James Ndavi Mutua, with a stone at Kiongwani market on December 22, 2012. The accused denied the charge and fled the scene, but was later arrested.

Issues

  1. Whether the accused’s flight from the scene and subsequent arrest are admissible as evidence of guilt.
  2. Whether the evidence presented by the prosecution is sufficient to prove the accused’s guilt of murder.

Reasoning

The court found the evidence presented by the prosecution sufficient to prove the accused’s guilt of murder.

Outcome

Conviction and sentence upheld

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