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Uganda v Atelemong (HCT-09-CR-SC-0021 of 2013)

High Court · [2017] UGHCCRD 84 · 2017 Conviction Entered AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
First instance criminal trial before the High Court on a charge of rape
Decision
Accused convicted of rape

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Holding

Held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed rape. The victim and a neighbour positively identified the accused at the scene using torch and lamp light. Both witnesses knew the accused before the incident as a regular customer. The accused's defence of alibi and claim of being framed due to a land dispute were rejected. Accused convicted of rape under sections 123 and 124 of the Penal Code Act.

Outcome

Accused convicted of rape

Facts

On 7 December 2012 at night in Amugei village, Amuria district, two men forcefully entered the hut of Anyadoi Josephine, aged 75 years. The victim was asleep when her door was forcefully opened. She used lamp light and a torch to identify both men as Okau (the accused) and his friend King Kong, whom she knew as daily customers of her local brew business. Okau held her by the neck while both men raped her in quick succession. A neighbour, Opiye Teresa, heard groaning and a banging sound, rushed to the scene, and found Okau buttoning his trousers as he and King Kong left the hut. She found the victim lying with legs spread apart, groaning in pain. Both suspects were arrested the next morning. King Kong pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.

Issues

  1. Whether the prosecution proved unlawful sexual intercourse with the victim.
  2. Whether the prosecution proved lack of consent.
  3. Whether the prosecution proved that the accused participated in the unlawful sexual intercourse.

Orders

  • The accused is convicted of the offence of Rape contrary to sections 123 and 124 of the Penal Code Act.

Rules and key headnotes

Evidence — Identification — Positive Identification by Torch and Lamp Light
Positive identification of an accused is established where witnesses had adequate lighting from torches and lamp light and where the accused was well known to the witnesses before the incident as a regular customer in the locality.
Criminal Law & Procedure — Rape — Defence of Alibi — Rejection
An accused's defence of alibi will be rejected where prosecution evidence places the accused at the scene of crime through positive identification by credible witnesses.
Criminal Law & Procedure — Rape — Proof of Offence — Elements
To prove rape, the prosecution must establish unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman, lack of consent, and participation of the accused in the unlawful sexual intercourse beyond reasonable doubt.

Legislation cited (2)

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Uganda v Atelemong (HCT-09-CR-SC-0021 of 2013) [2017] UGHCCRD 84 (18 April 2017)
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