evidence. The medical report corroborates the evidence of beating. Accused's defence is a shan and is rejected outright. There is evidence that the marriage between the deceased and accused was fights. It appears this was one of those nasty occasions when accused would descend on deceased and administer beatings on him. For this reason am of the humble view that she did not mean to kill deceased. She was beating him as he used to do before. Malice aforethought therefore has 10 not been proved. I found accused guilty of manslaughter contrary to section 187 of the Penal Code Act Revised Edition 2000 and convict her of manslaughter." (sic) This being a first appellate court, we have a duty to subject all the evidence on record to a thorough review and scrutiny and make our own conclusions in mind that did not the witnesses testify. See R. 30 (l)(a) of the Judicature (Court of Appeal Rules) Directions s. 1. 13 - 10, See also Kifamunte Henry Vs. Uganda SCCA No. 10of1997, Pandya V R. 1957 20 EA 336 and Okeno V Rep [1972] EA 32. We now proceed to review and scrutinize that evidence. 5