It was the prosecution’s assertion that the accused together with others still at large, on the 7th day of April, 2023, at Obugai village in the Pallisa district willfully and unlawfully destroyed maize, cassava and green pea crops, the property of a one, Ojwar Laurent. When the charge was read to him, he denied the same and a plea of NOT GUILTY was accordingly entered.
Evidence adduced:
Prosecution called 3 witnesses including the said Ojwar Laurent-Pw1 Amunawun John-Pw2, Omnio Emmanuel- Pw2, Okurut Patrick-Pw3. Prosecution evidence in a nutshell is that the accused was found by Pw1 holding a hoe digging in Pw1’s garden. That the police took photographs and when the accused was invited to the police station, he (accused) admitted to destroying the cassava and banana plantations, the property of Pw1. On cross-examination by the accused, Pw1 admitted on oath that
“I have never seen you on that land”.
Pw2 told court that the accused and complainant are related. That he received a call from the accused’s uncle on 7th April, 2023 at 5am and later at 10:00am the same day, whereupon, he went and met the
complainant at his garden whereupon the complainant told him that the accused was destroying his crops. That “I did not find the accused at the scene”. That testimony was re-echoed by Pw3.
FULL JUDGEMENT
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