Arusha. The Court of Appeal has quashed proceedings and set aside the death sentence imposed on Respicius Rudovick, who was convicted of murdering his biological father, following the discovery of a jurisdictional flaw during the trial.

Mr Rudovick was sentenced to hang after being found guilty of killing his father, Mr Rudovick Alkard, on July 23, 2018, at Bugangaza Village in Muleba District, Kagera Region.

The deceased’s body was found beside his toilet, located adjacent to a coffee and banana farm.

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