Richard Ngoma v People (Appeal No. 103 of 1986) [1987] ZMSC 101 (24 February 1987)

' , ./. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ZAMBIA HOLDEN AT LUSAKA (Criminal JUrisdiction) Appeal No. 103 of 1986 RICHARD NGOMJ\: ·•: .i,. \, - •• · ,, ;,l-•if:t.'.:.y:,. THE PEOPLE :_ ' ) ' ' ' • • · : •H I~'~ : (,. ,: ' CORAM: Gardner, J. S., Bweupe and Chai la, ,1 ' •r . , Ag. JJ .s .,, ,'·.•,•·.1 "~ -' :·' Q J. N. Naik, Messrs Solly Patel, liamir & 1.iarence; ·f~r./:the appellant . . ': - . i; ,., ' . ·,··' . ' ' F . N. Mwi inga, Di rector of Public Prosecutions, for tile.• respondent, ,,,, ':'•.1•· ::•_.'• '• 24th February, '1988 · ' ,.. •! :i~:: ·;' . " i);-:~"·.'··.:_,1;·· .. :: . ·,, .. ,: ':,, ti\ ' i ·.'', 1_\··_1 · JUDGMENT' ._. . Gardner, J. S''1. delivered_ th;~ j~~gmeht.'~f:t!}i(j~~rft~/1,'.'i;_,;: . ...... ·_.,.i·-·, .\._:,.:i;.· .. ,,_>;·.: __ .,,,,,_,.;r;\;:. . _ , . The appellant was convicted of aggravated robb~ry; the ,:--:.;- :{; :. c' • _, ,· . -~- • , :_ rr;.;,, .. ;~~J .. -_:·:;1 ··'.::.'~;.-;,- ' , ,' 1:)-'· ,- - •• :. , . , •·. . . '• I' ''d·_•., i ,.; particulars of the charge being that, he.ont.he Sth:May,.1985 at' ,' , \.-~~·, 1 ,'' - ':·,.·•., r: ,· •:·:!· : • , '-·· .·, , .- Cilipata, Jointly and whilst acting toge,ther 1-iith .another•person tmknowp, · did steal fl fty-one dresses and other property· b,elcinging: to Gu lam pal al,. and at the time:of such stealing did use actual· violence to one ·· ... ·: .· , •. ;:;' :.:;':'.;.::;. '\'.,t}~;;I::;;,:;;,;f;:.,: : · Tyo I an i Ngoma. · "7. '.. ·· :: .· ,:-l .. ·; .,.,,,.,_ ',;-'• 1 '.·'',,;·t,:-_·.:" , . .':'} ....... • .. ·, _! ·'- ---~',' • • ~:::' ;, ' ' .' ·.-.' ' .. :, ,:; ;.'.. • \ . j :.1• , , . ,_ -~:" ,, ;,_ 1'' ']·.. . 1 • • '· ,, ,'. ' ,:.: .'· ,, ' "'' , ' ' : : .; , -:. . • ' • • • ' : .. . : : ' ' ' ' :, • • • • • • ' ' . The facts,;of the ca_se as:. presented by· the ·:pfo,se,cutJon" were:' :' that PW. 1. a night-watchman. was· on· duty at: fi1:s·. e~~1'bykr'•·~, g~heral ' store when he heard a tvoice,--ask,ing if a' Mr-,Phtri':·w~s'it~er~;· '.,Whe~'-he . ;.:.•;-.:·~1 re)ll ied he heard a: voice saying "-do not delayl:Just,strike",:and when• ' he turned round he \'/as struck by an axe on the,'~pper ~ight·1:1ye. ' He ran ,,·' •:_1.,,:·1.-.~_. .,·_.{ ·r,~.;.,:.::;,·_-.. •. ,· . . , . . away and reported :the,,matter to a salesman iJJ, the:'same,'store.: The store had been broken into and a quantity of clothi,~g <stolen.· The following day the appellant ~pproached two people, i~,t.he bush• . ' . • . . . ' ': ' · '· · . and to both of them offered deesses for, sc1Ie _in ex~~ang~Jor chickens. The ,two peopl.e who were PH.s 4. and 6 were. su~picious, and-arreated the appellant. Soon after they had arrested him, PH,3,•the_.owner'.of the ,, ' \ ' 2/ shop. /;\~ : • . '. --< .·;:·;~ .: -x: -: .... , .... . 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