Case ID:166758

Republic v Muthwika Ngonzi [2020] eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Criminal Case 28 of 2018

Parties:

Republic v Muthwika Ngonzi

Date Delivered:

10 Nov 2020

Case Class:

Criminal

Court:

High Court at Makueni

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Hedwig Imbosa Ong'udi

Citation:

Republic v Muthwika Ngonzi [2020] eKLR

Court Division:

Criminal

County:

Makueni

Case Outcome:

Accused person put on his defence

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MAKUENI

HIGH COURT CRIMINAL CASE NO. 28 OF 2018

REPUBLIC

.............................................................................. PROSECUTION

VERSUS

MUTHWIKA NGONZI ......................................................................

ACCUSED

RULING

1.

Muthwika Ngonzi

the accused is facing a charge of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. The person he is alleged to have killed was his biological mother.

2. The prosecution called seven (7) witnesses among them two brothers of the accused (

Pw1 and Pw2

) and a paternal aunt (

Pw5

).

Pw7 Dr. Makau

found the cause of death to be respiratory failure, secondary to severed larynx trachea with a sharp object (panga).

3. Upon evaluating the evidence adduced which is circumstantial, I find a prima facie case to have been established against the accused who I hereby place on his defence.

Delivered, signed & dated this 10

th

day of November 2020, in open court at Makueni.

……………………………….

H. I. Ong’udi

Judge