appellant who beat him.
She was his wife.
appellant
administered the beating on the deceased which forced him to cry
out loudly that she was beating him.
also raised an alarm
which, with his loud yell, attracted PWl and PW2 to
"""""-"""""""
the
where
"""""
found the appellant The appellant
became furious when PWl talked to her about
further warned the witness not to interfere ·
the appellant's husband.
All
fight.
She
the deceased
points to the appellant
the
person who assaulted the deceased.
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Thirdly, the testimonies of PWl and PW2 show that when the
deceased made the statement about his wife's beating him, he
talked easily and without difficulty.
condition to make
was still in good and fit
staten1ent.
F ou1ihly, we find nothing 1n the evidence on record that
appellant sought to
the
of the above
by way of cross-examination. This failure to cross examine
witnesses on this material evidence in the whole trial
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appellant leads to the ·
that the
appellant. See James Sawoabiri and
the
is accepted by the
Musisi Vs. Uganda,
SCCA No. 5 of 1990 (unreported) and Didas Kibengi
Vs.
Uganda C.A. Cr. App. No. 19 of 1997. See also Akol Patrie and
Others Vs. Uganda C.A. Cr. App. No. 60of2002 (unreported).
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