A man who stabbed his wife to death was sentenced to...
A man who stabbed his wife to death was sentenced to death by the Uganda High Court which sat in Lira
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A man who stabbed his wife to death was sentenced to death by the Uganda High Court which sat in Lira.Justice Augustine Kania found William Okwang guilty of murdering Caroline Akia, a mother of eight.
In Okwang's defence, counsels Morris Ogang and Jude Atiang, said he committed the crime without premeditation or malice. He said a man, whom he accused of impregnating his wife, the late Akia, provoked him.
He said he had no intention of killing his wife but had wanted to kill the stranger.
In Okwang's defence, counsels Morris Ogang and Jude Atiang, said he committed the crime without premeditation or malice. He said a man, whom he accused of impregnating his wife, the late Akia, provoked him.
He said he had no intention of killing his wife but had wanted to kill the stranger.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: New Vision, Africa News Service, 15/05/2002)
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