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year, I have discounted this would have been sentence of life imprisonment, the accused person is hereby sentenced to (10) years imprisonment. J.W. KWESIGA JUDGE 4/3/2009 6

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Crim. Sess. Case 0098/2008: Uganda (prosecutor) versus Fibo Alex (accused)

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Longitude: 32.529085312

Country (linked Cases): Uganda

Court location: Uganda: Arua

Court: Uganda: High Court, Uganda

Date of judgement: Mar 4, 2009

Complainant: Uganda

Articles alleged: Penal Code, sections 188 and 189

Articles violated: Penal Code, sections 187

Keywords

Domestic violence
Evidence
Medical evidence
Murder

Gender of victim

Female: Woman (18+)

Gender of accused/perpetrator

Male: Man (18+)

Language: English

Summary: The accused person in this case is indicted for murder under sections 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act, for unlawfully and intentionally killing his wife by stabbing after a quarrel. It is found that the accused person acted under provocation when he hit the deceased and fatally wounded her. He had no malice aforethought and is not guilty of murder. He is found guilty of manslaughter and convicted to ten years imprisonment.

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