Republic v Njuguna (Criminal Case 5 of 2018) [2025] KEHC 3203 (KLR) (21 January 2025) (Judgment)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3203
- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 3203 (KLR)
- Decided
- 21 January 2025
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence of death for murderCoramGRACE L. NZIOKA
Holding
The accused is found guilty of murder and is convicted accordingly.
Facts
The accused was married to PW1 Sarah Waithera, who had a child named Mary Wamaitha Waithera. The accused and PW1 had disagreements and physical confrontations. On February 5, 2007, the accused returned home with cooking oil, wheat flour, and meat, and later found the deceased screaming and the accused beating her. The accused then threw the deceased out of the house.
Issues
- Whether the accused had malice aforethought in killing the deceased
- Whether the accused's actions constituted murder
Reasoning
The court found that the accused had malice aforethought and killed the deceased, as evidenced by the nature of the weapons used, the manner of the injuries, and the accused's conduct before, during, and after the incident.
Outcome
Guilty of murder
Authorities cited
Cases cited (4)
- Nzuki vs. Republic
- Regina v Vickers
- Tubere s/o Ochen
- Dafasi-Magayi v Uganda
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