Uganda v Odumuna (Criminal Session Case. 88 of 2013)
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Holding
Accused convicted of rape under Penal Code s.123 and incest under s.149(1). Court found that the accused had sexual intercourse with his daughter after intimidating and threatening her with death. Evidence showed he relocated her to his house after his mother's death, threatened both victim and grandmother, and procured consent through coercion. Witness testimony corroborated that accused and victim shared one bed and lived as husband and wife.
Outcome
Accused convicted on both counts
Facts
Between December 2010 and December 2011, the complainant Abeja Susan left her matrimonial home and went to live with her father, the accused. He administered herbs purportedly to help her conceive but which weakened her. Initially she stayed in her grandmother's house but the accused seduced her with threats that he would kill her and her grandmother if she declined his advances. The complainant gave in and became pregnant. After her grandmother's death, the accused relocated the complainant to his house where they lived together. In December 2011, the accused's mother informed his paternal uncle that the accused had turned his daughter into a wife. Kinsmen went to the accused's home after midnight on 30 November 2011 and found the accused and his daughter alone in the house sharing one bed. The accused was arrested on 31 December 2011. Medical examination in January 2012 confirmed the complainant was pregnant.
Issues
- Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused had unlawful carnal knowledge of the complainant without her consent or with consent obtained by force, intimidation or threats.
- Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused had sexual intercourse with the complainant who was his daughter.
Orders
- Accused convicted of incest contrary to s.149(1) of the Penal Code.
- Accused convicted of rape contrary to s.123 of the Penal Code.
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