Considering the fact that he had not wasted court’s time as he pleaded guilty and he showed a character of remorse, he therefore gave him a custodial sentence of seven days, time on remand inclusive. Mukono Chief Magistrate Paul Matyama has sentenced a 44-year-old blind man to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to […]
Through his defence legal team led by Lydia Nanyombi, Birungi admitted to committing the offense and asked the court for a lenient sentence. The 44-year-old man who was convicted of defiling a 15-year-old girl is going back to court today to receive his sentence. Ivan Birungi was convicted by Mukono Chief Magistrate Paul Matyama upon […]
“The court was told that Birungi had informed the lodge management that the girl was his daughter and, because he is blind, they did not suspect any wrongdoing.” A 44-year-old blind man who depended on begging in the districts of Kampala and Mukono has been convicted of defilement. Court has identified the convict as Ivan […]