Uwera Nsenga found guilty of murdering her husband
Miss Jacqueline Uwera Nsenga crying in the dock at High court on Monday as the judgment was being read to her. Court has convicted her of murder and during the judgment, the judge said that Ms Nsenga uttered threatening words to the deceased which was a clear note that she executed her threats. PHOTOS BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Ms Jacqueline Uwera Nsenga, the woman accused of knocking dead her husband and city businessman, Juvenale Nsenga early last year has been found guilty of murder.
Justice Duncan Gaswaga on Monday morning ruled that Ms Nsenga could not have knocked her husband accidentally.
“I am satisfied that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The accused is guilty and convicted as charged,” he said.
Miss Jacqueline Uwera Nsenga drops tears in the dock at High court on Monday as the judgment was being read to her. Court has convicted her of murder and during the judgment, the judge said that Ms Nsenga uttered threatening words to the deceased which was a clear note that she executed her threats
Subsequently, senior principal state attorney Susan Okalany prayed for the maximum sentence of death “to send a strong message against domestic violence.”
“The children are better off without her,” She said.
Defence lawyer Nsubuga Mubiru is set to make his submission on the conviction and sentence tomorrow (Tuesday) at midday.
Miss Jacqueline Uwera Nsenga crying in the dock at High court as the judgment was being read to her. Court has convicted her of murder and during the judgment, the judge said that Ms Nsenga uttered threatening words to the deceased which was a clear note that she executed her threats. PHOTO BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA
In his ruling, Justice Gaswaga said the state’s witnesses were, “credible, truthful, reliable and knew the family well.” He said the defence argument that they were motivated by an ongoing family property contest could not hold as the family was not the one prosecuting her but rather the government of Uganda through the DPP. Nsenga’s lawyers have vowed to appeal the conviction.
Uwera had been accused of murdering her husband by running over him with a car at their residence in Bugolobi, Kampala, in January 2013.
