Court sentences 27-year-old man to life imprisonment over rape

Misungwi, Mwanza. 

The district resident magistrate’s court here has sentenced Migu Lugalila, 27, to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a primary school pupil. Earlier, the prosecution alleged that in September 2010 at Lubuga Village, the defendant and his co-accused who was not arrested collaborated in raping a Standard Seven pupil at Lubuga Primary School, after threatening to kill her if she shouted.

Presiding over the case, magistrate Godfrey Mwambapa, said the court convicted the defendant after being satisfied with the evidence presented by the prosecution.

Magistrate Mwambapa said the court established beyond doubt that the defendant committed the crime, saying that his punishment should act as a lesson to others with similar behaviour.

In the meantime, Subi Waminzi, 30, a resident of Mbarika Village has been sentenced to one year for invading and cultivating a farm without the owner’s consent. The owner’s name is Philipo Junda.

It was alleged that the defendant was arrested on December 2, 2012 and remanded for two years.

Earlier, while presenting her defense, the accused asked the court to reduce the magnitude of the punishment, arguing that she had been remanded for a long period.

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