The late David Mwangosi
THE High Court, Iringa Zone, sentenced to 15 years a police officer, Pasificus Simon, accused of manslaughter a TV journalist, David Mwangosi, today.
Mwangosi was killed on September 2, 2012
at Nyololo village, Mufindi District in Iringa Region, after a
confrontation with police while covering Chadema’s branch opening rally.
The policeman was arraigned for the
first time on September 12, 2012, was charged with the murder of the
journalist working for Channel Ten.
However, the court changed the charges to manslaughter.
Judge Paul Kihwelo said, when changing
the charges, that the state failed to convince the court whether the
policeman had deliberately killed the journalist.
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