Republic vs Elita Muya (Criminal Sessions Case No 11 of 1987) [1991] TZHC 2016 (9 August 1991)

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e:i..ven l)y P":73 n.nd -l\c o·rnr by J1iJ.1e accuseC .. (:J:I). T:.icsc two pcrG01w axe the 0111;;· eye wiJlircsscs ,r:,o :ave tcstiliccl on -;;_'.c c·v"ic.lcncc tl::.at led. to -he death of the dcceo.sccl, T.!w cou:rt >.as -;;~~.crc1oro Ji;o 001si<.ler n.nd clccidc n21icl1 of ensure JliJ.1.:1·l; t. 1 :c btu:tl..cn of proof in ;.io-c &:.i:::'•c::. -o ·(i:_:(e c..ccu:::ccl :;:-;cI'son, it ru.,rcys rests on the ijxosccution ,i::\o r.mr,rc 1:.:070 n.11 ->.c :.1::-,;c:cicl f2c·s of the .en.so beyond all rc.:i.0011.r. .. blc clou::t., Acct.we, is 0;1ly rocrdxcc. Ji;o Give a reasoru:i.bly n.cceptablc c.=plarw:cioa that casts dou)t fa1 -::e ;-,tl:.1cl of tho oowt is whcd,b.cr ho is the one or soD.c ot:er person(s) u:.10 cc.i.Ltsecl t:lt de2.th of JlC clcceascd... 10 rJrosccution ,,1u.::rc nf2irnly prove Jtj]1e.·;; i.10:,oc1y oleo oausoc.l :.1e:.vc 02.uscd the cl.cc;:ec)..sccl I s tlcath bu- -he ,.:;,ccusccl pe:rsm1. ilia cou::ch :·.n.s 110 roor,1 -'i;o speculn.tc it :-..1u.st stt:(iisfy i"iisolf, n.s 1rcll as the nsr;or:Jr.rn:.:o, t:.c fr:,cts n.ncl e:ixcunstru1ccs o:Z tho ce1.sc lead ·:;o no thine; buJli to the accuscc: 1 B :x1.rticifir::ion in tho aurdor o:Z -'i.110 deceased. In t.:iis c,se ·cl:ero is no cloubJli J.;h2:t -:.to ct.Jc fr r p:tosoct:.tion sy_-uaxely rcs·s on t!.:i.e -:rviclence of PW3. I do not si.1p:,0J.'t Iir., M:-rone;cla's p.roposi tion the.: Jliiie cVicl:mcc o:Z p;-fI n.nd F.i2 docs cox-I'o:JOl'G;o L1 so;:ie D.o..teric:w. particular the ovicloncc of Asha (P73) • Like Mr. i'Jc\y,mc:.:)Op Lon.:.:nccl Cotmscl for the oocuscd., I do not share the vic1, of Mr. lit·ronc;c-lri, ·c::c··~ o.ccunoC::. at·i;c11p-iiccl to CO,Ji"Ji t s_μj.cide ni'te:r -w inciclont-e 11c clo no·t .':2,vc i.'.,j.1,J ;:;cintilla. o1 eviconcc wl1ich at lcat uc rcfo:r Go i"t. Ao M:r. Hc\yn.11abo openio:;.1ml, if t:10 YJI'Osccti.tion 1rruttod the oom· Jo believe ·r.w/.; accused rn.n oJ;r;:.y i~.u.10:·j_;:::;;..1y ci'tor -;;·,.o :.d.llinc of the doccn.soc.l anLl JGJ.1c,t uc::.o never seen tl:c whole cl.-:iz~ of '/2/''I" ) • .,0 callccl at least one 1ri tncs::; tlw ·i;c11 coll J..c.-:io:r ·A ·:Le r-.:i:02, 1 o:c one of tho oocur.:ed 1 s fellou -cl11"s (who,ucre 11 in 111..1·.:)e::), or ·the llr yeu:r: old. son (o.s '..10 t1e11 rn.a) o:c ·c:10 2.ccuoell fo oupi,ort t!:o clc.:L--:1 t1lo;t accuscC. C:.isa1Y;)co.rcd iii'lLlo- -'lio be w::1r.1i ttcc1 r.:i; Tc;:102:::c 110::;:)i ·i;c1 ui'Jcex .>.t:17i11;::, 1 w:)U11<le,'. --i:.::.;eL' i1: 21is cmdoavour to cor.1:·.u t cu.icit:c I :lo not su-::1,ort t:::.ir__; :'.:'or: I ,.:.'iro:-c -;;:w r__;10 Vieu 1ri th tho LocJ.I-necl clc:Zcnce cot.msol t:.10:t t::c cvLc1:ce o:2 F!I .:::.:1<.l FT2 rcL:i;cinc; ·to the n:\i;e1:11)tod ;;uicicle cc.so D,S Holl Q.::; t::o r:llc::: i r r. ·'.;.":· ... ,·'.; i"'C:01:::etl <l.SSL'..i:1ed the nm.ao of Al)dallO:.: r2nr,d:22ni [!,.; the :.:osj_)it~~l is 00;.:i.:lyc :y :.:.cnrr:;::;r. 'I!!10 court me;ht Tc;Jcl:::o ]10r:oitc:.l cloc·(io:r ul:l.o c..t·emkd. t:ic 2,0::;·,:a:::l, or even 0110 of ·i;ho nuxsos t-rho attcmcled hi;.;. Tl1ey 00 1 ..1.ld even s:::ou to -2::.e: ce;:r:; -:( :: ::,•.1ission rec;is-ter, or rx.-g otho.r dccur,1011.-t ptw:potinc ·i;o ciio·:r ·ii':.~:·i; r.cou:::;ccl :in.cl ::ulop"tccl o:.:: c:.s::n1::.1ed the nwile of A1xlo110 i:1c:uc,c1.::eini. T:1io lc.-:··.•ca no 0:11,';• u:Ltli ·t:.:10 cviclonco of FT3 n.nd •.•.• /7

7 It io not in clisx.ttc fro;-,1 t'w oviucnco -:~ ... t on 5/2/06 .::to c-:.cccasod :r.ovcr went for cl.iJ.ty as S:.10 tend.eel to lie ·o hushaJld. It na.s G- public ho lido¥. IIcx .!iusbm1d t\1icc c10ccccl c:.t the clccc<'.soc'. 1 s place of .ror!c i, c- P-.datpa..'lc to co:nfirn if t.tc clccc2.Sccl hnd c-;ono ·lihorc .::.t 2ri.;;r :.mtcrinl -ii:10 011 5/2/GS. Accuscc.1 wn.a told b;r c. wn,tc'..mcn of t:.1at Co;·.11;ru1y -::at tho <.lccoaoccl never went to "that· plnco on ·li,10,·~ dcy. But PJ3 cl,;;;.1oc"'.. ·t::u:1; llor ni::;tcr ( cloccasccl) reported fol' duty on thci:i; clL'.J~. "il:.:o is noiT to ;)o )clicvccl? 9:'ho nJ1::Mo:r Hill be resolved il"l favoux of ·;;::o accused 'uecn.Lwo ·t:1.c px-o:=JccL::ion .dill 110-'c HM- to brine; wi tncssoa f.ror.1 Printpl;: -t.o co11liI::.1 -'GJ.ln:t "i:i:10 dccet'fJcc"'.. u.:i.G :.:,rcsc1r'ii at uo!'k.. lfovcr-hcloss P::i3 confirnc,l to •Lie cour-t tlic.t tl:c clccc2..sec'. ·nd :10rsolf 11011· fo a bn:r n.fto:r 3,00 p.m. where t:.:cy joined two :.mn to c:.:d,.: bco:r. It is cl.so ·i;.\c evidence of P:i3 ·ii1n.t tho clcccr.:::ocl ancl PJ3 nccoapc:.iuoCt -:.10 tuo ;:1011 in a l1cl:rovcl' nnd drovo s.,.;:rc..ic;ht to t.'.1c 2..ccuzccl 's norcsiclcnco ,f:.o:ro t::0;7 l'Oc1ohcc: c.)Ot!·i; 10. 30 or 11.ciOO p.,o, P.l:ora here sonc clotibts nxone o.s whc:t rc1:1,lzy :.1c.-•)cnou. P:i3 bas ttrn c:i:'.:':tcrcnt stories: o:dtl:)i-'i; :DI stn:co tiicd; oa 5/2/D6 at about 10 .. 00 p.r.1. when she wn.s c:,,slocp she >.ec'..I'cl n. noi so of .::. ;:1otcl'-Vol1.iclc outside tlD house. ';l.1l1u.t sl.c :ncu it m:,,s J1cr sio-cc:r (clccco,occl) rctur1rinc i'r:oz.1 j_2cr work because s!:o left : 1 .oi·,10 n.t 1.00 a_n., ruid. ,met ;'-- .r""L as usu.cl. 5-:.c (P1T3) then woke tlp ol:L'. opcnocl t1C: cloor for 1:.cr ( c"'..ccc2.scll) • :Gcf:):rc -:c.c d.ccoasod entered -&!10 l'oo;;1 1::i:13 !:on.rel t.'.1c voice of ;::.c:r ::rot.".cr in Law (":ccsccl) u!1oitr. she dicl not lmou thn:li :::.c ua.o out0icLo encl l:e: 11cs 2.sl:in(.~ t.'10 clcccc.,scK':. (:y oho caL1c But icrc in coti.:rJc ET3 told t 1 1c cou:d; c:, cliflcr Jr.t otory,. S:10 scid -'.;l.10.t ub,011 the dcccasccl ru1, . .':cI self a:rxi vcc.l .:/i; hc:r L1 ·'.le L::.; __ t, over c:.11cl in ·i.:10 coDiXl,,Y ot t> .. c tt10 r:1e:1 -;;."..c tlcccc.,sot 1 _ c..ncl rn:rocif tlisoi'Jx:i.rl:cd fro:.1 J\c l.:-..11c1.J:'ovox. Tho la.ntl.xover DJ1C:L ·::::c -:;i,o 1:1011 t:1on <.lrovc o:Z':i:. Soo:1 -;;.·.:ccr.f'"iic:r P:i3 sror ncct1.occ.l. accused clciuinc ·i;>.,i:~ -;;he clccoc1socl cn.--:ic 1xw:: .':ouo 1 etc. ::o,rovc:c, she said the qt1<.1J::r-el stonJocl c.nd -:10 c.lccoc..socl 2ntl .. cct:::;cc7- ,r<nr'c to their xoo:1 JliO. slce11, Fff3 also slept in -. 1 c so;:w rooo. In qy conrii (:.0.1'0'-- o:.,::ci ::. 011 ivI:r • Hc,r-10.:'.Jo 2i.o.s :rc2..s011ocl. oo:rxcctly to ·'.;ho oZfcc-'c tJint if PT3 iG c.. :cclio..1Jlo l:i -l;:oc;:; 1:::,:_ ;:ms· s~.lC ei VO inco~ nsistcnt stories? TJ:i:::, loa.vcs soao :roG.Donc..:jlc C.caU; in n:t ni;.1cl n.s ·bo t:.io wi tnBs •s orcdibili ty. !leE in., FJ3 tolcl -t:10 court t.'.1a.t c,cct 1 .cccl 6.n(l cl.ecc2.sorl slc:Y'.; iu ·i;:10ir r.1n.tl'it101uol bed u:.1croas P.!3 slept on tl:.c floor in t::.c ::;: ;'.,c :roo.:i., At 0!)ot:·~ 1.00 r>,.n. she ctccon.ood ts ho,'.:;· on ·the floor an:."'.. 112,s J10lc"'..in:; ;,, 1:.li:2'o,. 'lli.011 P:;3 uont to open "t:10 door nnd ru~i.cc.. 0L1.tsi(lc to rc1,iuo c:.lc:c1·.1. Zr .... :.:.:};/ I !1avo D'J xcsc:rvation on •:.'.ris tyPc of c-d,:..cncc. Fron t:10 cfor;r dc:7i_nc.::;c1y -:;:.:ere DUS"~ llc1vc been a scufflo ....... /'J

l• bOJGl·l'Oon nccuocc1- c.;.1r.·~ ·' -~ c.1.ocoascrl 9 suppo r. o 'h: ·.o stor~' ucr, t=.. 1 uc., lfo..tu:r;;i,lly sb.c uou.lc.l h;:-:,vc c..··:pcctoc1 -t:nt PT3 uoulc1- ;:2.-..rc ::.c,xc1- or felt ·t:.:c scn:Z--Ilc bcfo:rc the ;.locc2-scc". r:--:isctl c'.,lc}.I';-,1,, Fro:.1 the ·bee':. t!.1c couple 1v0uld 7:nvo oven fallen It is not a.lso co:,·c"1011 thn;t; a J.11w1::-mc1 w.1r.".. 1:-il'o in t::..c Africc.r, Sociot3r do not s:io.lc the sr.wc roon ,:rit> .. t.'.10 -.us1x·,nc1. 1 s 1;i:i:'c 1 s si □ tor, i,c. -;::--.c c'.Ccnscd's sisfor in h::il",. I<; :.1i::;'1t :,.n.vc :wr,:)cnc':'.. in ·:;:·.io cc.oc mt st·.c>. clou.1Yi; s11oulcl not be cntcrtoincc.1. Like tJ.10 L1io Lonx-ncd Counocl I,foo, o..sl: r,;:.··aclf uas it possible really of. in n :10usc 11 ton£'.J.riis, n.:x'..rt :Zro:'.1 tho nccuscc., c,;.1 e!l.:.:rr.i cf c.lco..t:1 bcinc raised codcl 1jo ic1101'cc.1. no·i; m.11.y b,7 t'.:..c 11 tm.12.lr;;a 1m·i; 8.lso t.:10 11cij1bours? AssU1:iinc t:mt the c.cct 0 .scc'. 1 t:1 1cllou tcntnnts clicl not c . .n::r.rcr ·t:·,0. a.lOJ:'n iDr.1cdin.tcly, what n.1Jout t11e ti -:ic 1;::0:,.1 police oa;:10 ,c1oes it r.100.:1 ·:;;1..:::i; none oi ·i;:-1osc . }.(<;-rlc went ·ho -'i;;.1e scene..? I tcn:1 to believe thQ.t c..t lcr:.r::t sor.10 people must lmve crone to tho scene i:10::.Lc;j_nc; -10 o..cca.saoc.l Is 1,:. rc,;c olt'L son. T1.u.ose wi tncsscs aust hn.ve h101rn lT:J.ot.:'.cl' · e,ccusccl rrw.1 C..1-TCTfl G.fto.I' -t\c iJtU'clc:r of the clcccr'..sci..:. o:r not. ifo do not lmou w. co"t::.cr n,ccusec1. uc.s at ·G2.:c · scc,.10 unconscious c.s :e told tl10 couxt u::.cn t!:c poli :::c 2.:i:.ci voe: or tl:n.t pcol)lc L:ic':·;; :.:.c.vo JG·.1.lccn 1in to hosi)itcl,. As I told tho a,e::;c::.-.:so.r:s in tl1c sLi:uinc up F~~3 is ·i;I:c dcccn.ocu. ts sis·tor n.ncl s.1.ie cv:i.tlence to bo in 1;:i,voLD: of -:.:c c:ccusecl o:r: :cc.,·;;:1cr her o'Vici.cncc 0G.1111ot lJe thc.t P::J ts cvic1-onco -."lc.I'cio.I'c requ.i:rcs cor:rol)ol'u·uion encl in r.1Jr "ieu it 1:"ill !Jo cr.:trc.10ly tmsr,.:i?c ·;;o :i:cly' on her oviC.cncc u.:1ich c:1ri.tinc; ui-t.1 -;;;:r:; cl.oco~· .. soc.'t. c:.11c.l P.:3 L.1 :·.is 0;11;,r >ec." roo~.1.. '.JJ:e clom: uas shut ' bu.J.; not loc:ccc-7.. lie IlUSl:c.:':. it G~)Cl1 CI:.:. 1::.0:1 ·:;: c: ;· ~~: s::T a.GcL:scc.l tl:0,1 -,: ::: .. :. ro1c.l put ofl -. 1 1c 11 1.:o:ro)oi/ li,::;::.-t. Then t;,o DCLL1J.c sk,rtocl 1m-~ c.ccusocl wa.s ovc:rp01rn:rc:. r.J.1:,"'.. Wc',s Lmco.1sicu::ily o..ss2v.l-'cc~·-• IIo J(::·.10 to :roo..liso "tllat he was i·~ is not ::i~.1 to p:r-ovc it 1)cyo;;Kl ronnon[',1Jlu cl.cu~ t., T.10 e,ccuscc1. 1 o (l'i;ory aj)pcr.rs to be consistent Hi·iiJ.: tho events wl:ic:: -ool: plc.::c oi1 t:10.t 1.r-.;; Gntl ::is sJmry oμ.lcl only be c1..iscred-iiecl if t:::.u ::_):roscc1.rcion c 1 .ir.::c:02··:;ocl -::ci:.: l)U:rd.on l)y ndducinc; evidence to ,:.dtc i· unblievablc, or.,sc ·.1."or p.,..osecu·Hoi1 w:11"0!.: 1·r:i r1ot U"+cr t1•,., .. ,. "S -.1.'CC'":rcc. 1 1 rr ·;;',cl···,· ..L ..,.,.. •- ~ ~~----:._.· .. :.... <" j_~ 1. I cj ,..... -r• }, • nnc1 on ·i;!10 otJ.icr :'.11::nd He :c1vc u. en.so by tb.o clcfc:.100 1v:d:.1 !::.2,s rec,osnc.hle (1oubJG in t:~o ninc.l of th1J n,r::;ocssors nncl the cou:r-i;? LG l :·.n.vc said r:,~JOVc ti1c prosecution ... ... /9

,. -9- on t!.10 n.ccusod I s evidence,, Accused. i:ill ;Jo c.;i-,;-c;.1 t~,.C! 1:icnc:?i:c o:: -10 cloubt if tw prosecution c.1.ocs not ccnont 1)Y' cor;o;ri; oviC::.c:80 c:.2.3. -:.:.c ::;r1,liont fn.cts 1d ir.isuos of t:ici:r en.so d. u:1cr1 the:i; .'.:0):'c:10 -;;::o ::ccu::;c'. '.ic:.s to 1Jc c10qui ttod. T).1:i.s is CAMUy nl:c,;i; is -'c:truisi:ic.rc;ri; in ·i;."\c :x-cscn-t 02,so. Ucrse still t110 is ver:jr clc,,x lr:0:.1 ·i;:,.c ovic'.cmcc t'.1.2: ·G.'.c- t' .. cccc.sc(l rn:::.:. P;.3 170:..: o fa1 t.'.'..o conpnny o:Z ·i;iro r.1011 i;.1·.1ccJ.ic:i;cily 1Jo:7orc tl,c ci1.k".I'l'Ol s·tc.x-tc:_ 1Jc·:.troon -;/:o [',CCWJoc.l nncl the dee en.sod. T.':o p:roooct.!"iiion coult1 not ';J:ii:.C:,' t1:c · -'mo a,llcc;cc1.. )or:sons ui10 wore in tho CODl"'C!:.r' o::? t> .. c tuo lDJ.lics to GiVo ovi.-.ci1cc to x .. l".1C".'o ·i;l'..c clou:Yli lT.1ich is nlroD.dy in tho ni;.1c.1 of the couxt, t::c:'c irJ u::c·::.c:r ex rr·i; t::c -ro ucn wore. foun::.l by t;.1c accusocl in hio xoo,.1 ·i;o:;-c-t.:iux- ~~i ·c.:i .... ,1;:, l,::;!;o -;ri:::C, still subsists in t:.10 story ·::? -J::.c MCUsecl none of -:.:.o,::c people ·ircull Ji:;cnt" to lJc on t!rn side of t'..10 accuse~ j_:' ·G).:e ln/w-ccr: 1:·ic:oL',. q, r, c_;_ur..r-xel iri·c:.: the dcccn,sc(l r:J1d then ended. up in a, fic}1t clue ·i;o t:.:cc provocotivc com'.c-1c·i; o:!: -::c ·t;i;o ;·,1cn ·i;o be :::'ow.1cl in tho it coulcl noc ic:,vc ec:.r::il.7 1Jc,m ic"'..cntilic(. 0rJ 11::0 ru:1011c; t).:..c i,cx::iono struclc the fatcl blou 011 ~~c clcccsoclo Much I :.Vo alrc:vl- s:,o:on n.i)OVOo In s:10xt, ·ii::.o t-no ;:;to:rioc, i. o, foJ: the. prosccu-'Gion e.11(1 dofoncc, c:r-oc.:c a clou1.Jt in ,.i;y ;-.1incl 2.::.: cm ,T.',.cr 1 ,lc..cc o .. c-imc,l]Jr t1e clcconscd uot her de0t! . 9 wl:o·:.:cx f:roa the n/vo>.iclo, o:r- outside at the of tho t:10 hOU8e iT:'.011 ·Gl.10 cloce2.secl o.ncl. clccec:iccc1 1 s :coo,.1? I uounclcr hou prosccu·i on fo ;Jrinc ui tncsscs to P:f3 cl:i. s cr.1ba.r kcd i - .boccJ.1e ·cell us on 'frhioh spoJ.; actu.:1.ll;t -l:.c clccea.socl was stxuck ·o c.1c,:.:li.:1.? ':i:llis poi;_rt i::; in;ortnut bccau.so. i -li uoulcl l::.c11--c bco;.1 easier fox tJ.10 c ou.rt "iic consi:..lo:r- nncl d.ccic.lc 1(:.ot:,cr the Lu at·c.1pJccd -1:io coi":ni t suicic.lc encl finc..lly ;,_c ·i;oo:c luwsclf to Tcr,1c~;:e ~1os:.,,i tel for ... c.fu:d.ssion. ]l:c:r-c c':.ill ·c:10 :,olico wi tncss -.:.,·c·c ·i;:.~iG cvicloncc? 1::'10 tolc.l then thr-t nccusccl n.ttc;"Jptccl suiciclc c..:tor ld.llinc -;:,c c 1 .cccn.occl spoculc..tion.., I x-c:En:Je ·i;o o..ccopt tho.·li mri1.:.011cc, ◄ ..... /le ' I

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• 10 - ·t.:i.:ro ;i..s r;rr.-.vc dov.Yli in t:10 pro::icuticμ cc,Gc r:n:~ unclor t>.c L."..W -ltls doubt is r,J.wcys resolved in f.::.vou.r of tl.o .cct'.Sccl ~~c:i:G'.)11 whic:-. I so clQ.. In the· cir- ctu:is-'mncos I J1.cc_rui·~ tho nccuscd. pornon fo:r-'.1Ti-c!, unless l:.c is. hcl:-1 up for ~ other ln.uful c.:-•,uso. ::Jc is to be rclor!socl :ro::.•thwi th., Jml{;;-,1ont deli Vel'Ctl in PPJ]JCIPAL r..;:::sr-X8IT':i. 1 ril'...GIST?Ji.'llt (ED:T 0 J1JRISDIC~ION) 9/G/91 _ open court this 9-.,_ clc-&~ o-1 Au,:-;ust, 1991. Hr, M,·rcnc-cln, :.?or ·;.1.10 :aosi,onc.lcnt i!r', Nc\yanc.,bc{ for -'i;!10 Accusccl. PRINCIPAL RESIJ):fil1T rrn.GISTRATE (I!XT. JURISDIC':::'IOE) 9/G/91 Cou.r··h Assossox-3 ['.j;O tJ.20 .. nkccl c.i1c.l dis,chc:q;cc:. PRIHCIP} .. L rtE2I:O::IT.?.C ILGISC.1PJ1.TE (E:~T. JURISDICC'IOH) 9/G/91