The Court of Appeal has ordered the immediate release from prison of a couple that was serving a 25-year jail term after they were convicted of murder.
The three-member panel led by Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera overturned a High Court judgment in which Jonathan Mazuku and his wife, Justine Mpamulungi had been jailed for 25 years for the murder of one Jennifer Namuwonge.
Other justices were Christopher Gashirabake and Oscar Kihika.
The judges faulted the High Court judge for determining the case based on circumstantial evidence and relying entirely on dog-tracking the suspects without any other corroborating evidence.
Records show that on August 16, 2O17 at St Francis zone, Kawempe Division, a dead body was found dumped in a rubbish heap which prompted the local council leaders to call the Police at Bwaise and Kawempe to go to the scene with sniffer dogs.
The court heard that the sniffer dog was given access to the crime scene whereupon it commenced tracking the scents which led to Katogo Zone before it entered the house of the duo leading to the arrest.
But the Court held that the evidence of the dog handler could not, on its own, sustain a conviction of the man and his wife without corroborating evidence.
