Desh Kananura acquitted of murder
City businessman Desh Kananura and his co-accused in court recently.
What you need to know:
- In the build-up of to this verdict, two court assessors Mr Robert Kabureta and Ms Rehema Babirye, in their joint lay man’s opinion, advised court to find Kananura not guilty of murdering his employee.
- Prosecution told court that on September 30,2012, the accused and others still at large, while at Panamera Bar beat and killed Kateregga, a bar attendant, over Shs30,000 that he had received as a tip from a customer.
City businessman, Andrew Kananura aka Desh and his co-accused have been acquitted of murder.
Justice Joseph Murangira of the High Court in Kampala on Friday acquitted Desh and two others of murdering his employee Badru Kateregga at his Panamera Bar located at Naguru, a Kampala suburb in 2012.
The deceased was beaten to death at Desh’s bar in Naguru on September 30, 2012. As a result, Desh was jointly charged with his brother Raymond Kananura, Cyrus Maganda, Samuel Muzolewa and Jacob Onyango.
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Kananura blames police for his employee’s death
Desh told court that in the wee hours of the fateful night, he received calls from his security officers Charles and Robert at his Panamera Bar, saying someone had come in from the back of the bar and had injuries
Kananura blames police for his employee’s death
Desh told court that in the wee hours of the fateful night, he received calls from his security officers Charles and Robert at his Panamera Bar, saying someone had come in from the back of the bar and had injuries
In the build-up of to this verdict, two court assessors Mr Robert Kabureta and Ms Rehema Babirye, in their joint lay man’s opinion, advised court to find Kananura not guilty of murdering his employee.
The assessors told court that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against Kananura.
In further justifying their call for Kananura acquittal, the assessors told court that the prosecution witness, who testified against him, based their testimonies on hearsay and not on conclusive facts.
Equally, the court assessors advised court to acquit Kananura’s co-accused including his brother Raymond Kananura and two of their co-accused Cyrus Maganda and Samuel Muzolewa.
Legally, assessors’ opinion is not binding to court because the trial judge can either agree with their advice or depart from it.
However, the assessors had called for the conviction of the fifth suspect, Mr Jacob Onyango because the deceased died in his presence and that he even saw the suspect (s) running away from the scene of crime.
Prosecution told court that on September 30,2012, the accused and others still at large, while at Panamera Bar beat and killed Kateregga, a bar attendant, over Shs30,000 that he had received as a tip from a customer. They deny the charges.
