Republic vs Daniel Jeremiah & Another (Criminal Sessions Case No. 40 of 1989) [1991] TZHC 2661 (23 July 1991)

, ...... IN TITT RIG!I CCT:RT OF TAN'J..:-UITA. A~ HOSIII.· ORIGIN}.L JURISDICTION ' ( ARUSIIL RmLT3.Y) c.1n,:nu1 S:JSSIONS C . .\S:E NO. 40 OF 1989 Tho Ro:public Vors1,l8

1. DANIDL :LIB ;,,, , 2. S'.':::LDlA J:\LLY O • ••• o ••• o. • • •• ., .. .ACCU--:'!TIDS JUDGMENT. TJ.10 tw·o accused parsons nai;i<:ly..;. Accused No. 1 n_:.iol Jeremiah and Acotisd No~ 2 Selim Ally:~ a.re jintly a 1 .i,:.:rgod with murder .qi s . 196. of' tho penal. code.- It is alleged that 011 tho 20.-8.87 at Mission Stroot ,i thin tho Nunioipa.lity and District of MosJ.1i in Idi°imanjaro I:togion, tho accused murdered ono Rahel d/ o Daniel. On tho mat·crfol dnyP•f .1 Rita h,..11ucl . tho mothor of tho dccoasc_d h::d gone for a hot-wa.tor bath accompanied by her oo -wifo, .Accusccl No. 2 Soline. ,Uly who 1sras to asaiet in l..iL'Wulit;illtJ. P.11.1 who iin.a. ctciivorcd a baby girl, Ra.hol on tho 16.8.87 Moanwhilo Accused To. 1 D,:.niol Jere, the fnthor of the late bc'1by Rahel and tho husband of tho co-wiveo A_ccusd_,No. 2 0.114 P.:1.1, was in the ainglo room th<!faraily uas occupying at n. house situate at Mission Stroot in Moehi Micir,a,J.ity • .A.·,cordin.g {to thQ babyte oothor, /.couscd lfoe 1 was in tho room writine; nor:10 1-it°t_o ~hilc,: the . baby slept on tho bed in sound heal th. P.11.1 :itc-.t'oc1·that .Accused No. 2, her oo.wiforushcd owr the bath and loft • hor in tho h1throora. . Af'tor SOi:io five minutes or so P .:r .1 oomplotod oot'.d.i''.i and as she was returning to the room sho onoounterod Acc:usod No• 1, tho ' . baby' s · f'ri. tb.c:i:- hurrying out . of the room there by alr.iost oolliding· with l'. ti. 1. She st.id tfo;,-t she found AccusGCl ·lfo• 2 in t}10. :rqorn. It was not suoh a , , ~ (t . . ~ . , . ' pr ~ • ,i • • happy r:itory for tho baby. Iler J21othor' found hor crying c.nd. foaming fron . •• , , -, "',: 4 0G 1 .wcl her ~o- ·wife, . ~c.ou.s ::d. 'lfoo 2 ~rl-.:: t . . " .

•. et 2 " .. ·- ·from co11v1--1.ls:Lons commonly :mown ns 1 idogodcgo." Thero wns a strong moclicino in tho 1oom sq l'. 1T .1 boc.-.-1,mo $USpicious nnd i,on insistin:; rt,o lJc told wh::'.t he.cl ::.:.a::cnod to tI10 bnb;y-, Accused No 1 1 who h:,d 1J:- t~~on roturnod throatonod to nssaul t her. P. W ,.1 gavo tho ailing 1x::w to Accused Uo. 1 a:nd 10.isod an alarm. IIor cer-tonants P. 'tT. 2 Ca:;:ol:i_no NWangond.i nncl · 1'. ".T • 3 Kba:rak Urassa wont to the scone . and upon sr::olling t!10 1,a.by they Joali:z;od tlk,t it WF',S sraclli:ng rushed to Ha;,renzi i prosticiclco ao "th9y quickljJCgovornmont hos:; ital f o:c tror1t..1cnt. Th;_; 1JeiJr ·never hr;cl r. diancc to live. Sl.'.o cliod nt about midnig.1t on tho same Pox tho postmortem ro:po:rt of R · .. ol D · niol, ::Jxhi bit P2, the infant c':..iocl c1.uo to poisoning. Tw five day old b:;1,by hcd some congestion and a:co2.c o:( loose nucuous on hor· lipo and tongue and oomo haomorrl::.n:;o in the stonacl1. Uo perforations or signs of violence were ctctoctod on tho body of tho dccoacode T::i.o government chemist's ro,rt, ::.lx.i1.i bit P3 conih,:1s t2w.t i10 piocoo of liver and intostinc.s tnkon from tho body of t;.\o 1x1:>y :a J1ol h2,d trn.cos of diazinon,. o. l)Osticido, which, if eonst.1nod in J.,rge qun.nti tioo is f.r:.to.l to }.1t.'\E1an boingo. Thorc is thorofoo no doubt whn.tsoovo:r t;1.:\t ':1ahol Daniel died wmr,turally fr.om diaz:i:non :ooiooning on t10 20.8.C7 at Mawcnzi Govornraont !1os1ii t8.l wit'.1in Eos~:ci l1unicipn.lity. She is no longer alive. Iloth aocusd, hus1)nnd m1d. wife deny killing l.ahol Daniol 1 J'..ocusod JJo· 1 's dD.1.J;'.sh tor by lis t::.on junior wif o Rita 1\lol, , . T::.'.c issue is whotl1or both accused severally or jqintly murdered. :.l ,-.ol D,· ··iol by. :poiso,.4y,.g her with di1:1.zinon, a r,osticido. ::Jeth assosoors ctjarossod tho view that tho circ1.u11r:,tantial ovidonco o.,:;o.inst both .accused h·rosistiblr and conclusively points .. to noth:i.ng else but to tho guilt of tho n.ceuscd pm:sonn jointly. I. 2{9?0o with. the o:pinj_on of both assossoro. Thn t both accuscct 1r.o:.:o in their room -w!:::.ilo P • W .1 remained in the bathroom after / .. cO!D04 .o. 2--hoo. loft P.:-r .1 in tho 1x,.throoo uas corroborated by P. 1-!. 2 Cr,:,:-olino Mwnngondi wi10 w2.s si ti ousid ·. he:-,:, 1·oor.1 w);.ich

I f 3 ' ' 2 accora:pany r. V .1 to t!10 oo .. thr9om but later return to t· .. c room leaving thy bnbyro mothor behind. P. 11 •. 2, .fuxthor . ' doposocl t;•;:t rf.10 saw .. '..ccus~;d lTo. Lruninto P,T-T.1 w'.10n they oncountc:rocl . . . . TI:-.0 )D,by ·10.hol could nc-..ror ;12.vo commi ttod subido 1Jy drinking diazinon. Jho was only :fivo ckys old and· cornmi tting st.tlcido was f3-r bo: ·oncl Lor onpr.bili tios. Ftt::thoruioro Hor fcl.tltor was in tho room writi:nr,; oo;:.,o lottors uhon his two wives wore in tl18 '.;;::1,throom so no outsiclo:::- m .. 'o:)t in to :poison the. .. rm.b-y- rt::clo ;P,.1on P.11 .1 wont for her te bcith, oho loft .Accused Fo. 1.an -t;J1c rooin., The bqby 1ms nslcop on tho l,od.. JE:.c:1 ? • r7 .1 poisoned Cl. • .cl t10 strong nox:i,ous ,or.1011 of dio.zinon 1,.• . . . . . would. I 0 .::i,vo :.:.:oi.·Jptod } ... ccUGod F o. 1 inorvon:o. nut closp to th.o strong smell o:C <l:i.2,zinon in tho rooR u\C;n -P. ~i ~ 1 returned f:cor,1 the 1x:ithroon, ~ .. • • - < ;. • both o.cc1:r;cx.'l. insisted thd. t'·.o 1x....,JY ) 1 .ad bcon Rttcclrna .. by conVUlsion.'3 "dcc/.:{\0[,'0 11 • l'o;T.2 and P.1r.3 l:l:''.01-i tho lXlby and not±·~od the ,·trorl(; pcsticiclo orlotti:' while both. nccuJJod lU .. llod thomocl-voo to tho sleep of doe;oc10.,;o c,nd oven m1ntcd t: .. c ~,a1Jy t<? be ·trontod by an olc.lcrl;r modicino wo:::8..n for convulsions. It w.i.s tho doc.dly .diazinon smell which ~;;i:,:omptod Te''f.2 nnr1 r.~r.3 to rush the 1laby to 118.-wonzi hos::;,ital in attom})'t to s2-vo tho baby's life. It ims t,oo late, ::lahcl did not ho.vo t:':.u luck to survive. In -;;~10 circurastr.nccs t:w def onc·os of oi. thor nccunod arc mcri tlons .:ni not :probable. Tho circumstantial ovicloncc addueod by tho pros:.:01·:tj_on irresistibly and oonolusivoly points to the .guilt of both nom1.sod. Tho socusod pc:.-:·Gon. arc found gu.il ty nncl c.)nvictod of mv;cdo:dng llahol D2.nicl as c)1.2,rgcd. It io so Ord0rad. E. r • Ll.:;TUG·; J1.J1).1TIJ. '. , . \

t I - 4 t t 2~Ccuscd 1To._ 1 1 _ D,_ '-id Jcror.1in shall suffer dodh by ha%1'J'j_ng.' .'l.ccuocd No.·_ 2, Seline, ~Uly shnll suffer doc.th by 11.Emging. E.n. Munu?, -JDW3.: At rfos;.ii tJ1.is 23/7/91. Republic • . l\irs •. Suno.ri, Strtto ::..ttornoy • .Accused po:::-sona , present. Dofonco Comwol Nir. MRruo.a '.1.0lding brief for r1r. Itomlxi. C. c. JJJ.2,noo Shc:i,o. ENM/mra. • E.n. Hunuo, JUIXD. ✓ -+> ()____.-m-' ~LU1Uo, J1JD'}:S.

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