Republic v Mohamed Edin Hassanow alias Shoke, Ibrahim Adan Mohamed alias Domal & Mohamed Ibrahim Ali alias Gerile [2019] KEHC 2105 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT GARISSA

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 7 OF 2018

REPUBLIC.........................................................................PROSECUTION

VERSUS

MOHAMED EDIN HASSANOW alias SHOKE..............1ST ACCUSED

IBRAHIM ADAN MOHAMED alias DOMAL................2ND ACCUSED

MOHAMED IBRAHIM ALI alias GERILE....................3RD ACCUSED

RULING

1. The three accused persons were charged with offence of murder contrary to section 203 and 204 of the Penal Code Cap. 63 of Laws of Kenya.

2. Particulars being that on 27/3/2018 at Domal area within Banisa Sub-County in Mandera County jointly with others not before court murdered Malaika Yusuf.

3. They pleaded not guilty and the matter went into trial.

4. The prosecution called 12 witnesses and closed its case. The court was called upon to determine whether the accused persons have a case to answer.

5. I have gone through the evidence on record and especially the eye witness account of what happened and the alleged identification of the accused persons as the perpetrators of the offence herein.

6. I am convinced that the accused persons have a case to answer and they are put on their defence each one of them.

DATED, DELIVERED AND SIGNED AT GARISSA THIS 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

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C. KARIUKI

JUDGE