©TWO WHO MRDERED AN ALBNO CHARGED

TWO WHO MURDERED AN ALBINO CHARGED, DEATH SENTENCE REQUESTED. ©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© The first grade magistrate court in Dedza has handed down 25 years prison sentence to the two men who murdered albino,Davis fretcher machinjiri, ten days ago. The court heard through state prosecutor assistant Supt Patrick Bean Chambuluka that Vuto Biswick and Emmanuel Robert on the 23th day of April 2016 at chimoto village in the area of traditional authority Kaphuka in districh of Dedza had conspired themselves to commit a felony by abducting Davis fretcher Machinjiri with intent to murder him and trafficking him to the republic of Mozambique where later he was killed. Chambuluka told the court that though these two has pleaded guilt on all the three counts but still more deserve a stiff sentence. A/supt Chambuluka cited the decided case which was before justice Jere in the case of republic versus shauti of 1977 whereby justice Jere said sentence should fit the accused and community at large. He further more said that a stiffer sentence always depends on the following facts,the nature of the crime,circumstances of the offender including the public interest . Before passing sentence the first grade Magistrate Enete Jiya Banda took the picture and show the audience on how a 17 year old Davis fretcher Machinjiri was butchered to death by two young offenders. Enete Jiya Banda said that what the convicts did is unwelcome to the society. She said that a life was lost because of the the convicts. She further sentenced them to 6 years imprisonment with hard labour on the first count of conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 404 of penal code,12 years IHL on second count of abducting with intent to murder contrary to section 261 of penal code which she said should run concurrently and 13 years imprisonment with hard labour on third count of trafficking in person contrary to section 15 sub section (1) of trafficking act no 3 of 2015 Yesterday the court adjourned the case after state prosecutor appealed to seek interpretation from the high court on whether to proceed the offence as the offence of trafficking in person attracts the maximum sentence of 21years which is beyond jurisdiction of the first grade. Today The high court judge gives go a head with offence to the first grade Eneta Jiya Banda. Meanwhile Dedza police deputy publicist const Cassim Manda has shown satisfaction with the sentence despite many Malawians requesting a death sentence for all the two suspects. Some have also ask that the intended marked be mentioned and the buyers be arrested. Share this Post: