By Rédaction Africa Links 24 with The Observer
Published on 2024-01-24 18:10:24
Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s court has remanded Molly Katanga over the alleged murder of her husband, Henry Katanga last year.
Molly was wheeled into the courtroom on Wednesday amidst heavy security, wearing a long purple tie-dye African print with her head wrapped with bandage and arms. Her head and hands were bandaged while her face was partially covered by a mask. The prosecution informed the court that the investigations were complete and ready for trial in the High court, as the Nakawa court has no jurisdiction to try her.
Molly, 55, is accused of murdering her husband by shooting him dead with a pistol on November 2, 2023, at Mbuya Chwa two road, Nakawa Division Kampala. She had been on the wanted list since early November and the court had issued an arrest warrant against her following a request by the prosecution.
Molly’s lawyers asked the court to issue an order to the prison authorities for her continued management in liaison with the doctors attending to her. They also requested access to her home which had been cordoned off since the incident. The court directed the prison officers to ensure that Molly’s doctors could access her while in prison and ruled that family members should not be blocked by security from accessing their home.
Meanwhile, the High court criminal division judge Isaac Muwata fixed January 29 to hear the bail application of Molly’s co-accused persons. The prosecution intends to rely on postmortem reports, forensic analyses, phone printouts, and scene-of-crime reports as evidence in court. The DPP contends that there is no valid defense for the accused persons, and they should be convicted as charged, with the highest punishment for murder being death.
Molly Katanga has been remanded to Luzira Prison until the High court is ready to try her.
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