Tanzania teacher to hang for killing pupil
- 07 Mar 2019 --
A teacher in Tanzania has been sentenced to death for beating a pupil so badly that he died of his injuries.
Judge Lameck Mlacha said Respicius Mtazangira, 51, had acted maliciously when he repeatedly hit the child with a blunt object last August.
The teacher had accused 14-year-old Sperius Eradius of stealing a female teacher’s handbag.
Corporal punishment can only be carried out in Tanzanian schools within certain guidelines.
The BBC’s Aboubakar Famau in Dar es Salaam says this is a rare, high-profile judgement aimed at protecting schoolchildren in the country.
News of the boy’s death last year at Kibeta Primary school in Bukoba town sparked national outrage and demands for justice. The family of Eradius refused to bury his body until the culprit was arrested.
Although death sentences can be handed down by law, Tanzania has not carried out an execution since 1994.
Mtazangira has the right to appeal.
His co-accused Heriet Gerald – the female teacher whose handbag the child was accused of stealing – was not found guilty of committing an offence.
RELATED NEWS
2 comments
The Confidential
7:09 pmI precisely had to thank you so much all over again. I’m not certain the things I would’ve done without these opinions revealed by you relating to this theme. This has been a very intimidating circumstance in my view, however , encountering this expert fashion you solved the issue took me to leap for fulfillment. Now i’m grateful for this assistance and in addition wish you are aware of an amazing job you’re putting in instructing the mediocre ones using your webblog. Most probably you have never met any of us.
https://www.zoritolerimol.com
The Confidential
7:09 pmAfter study a number of of the weblog posts in your web site now, and I really like your means of blogging. I bookmarked it to my bookmark web site list and can be checking back soon. Pls try my website online as nicely and let me know what you think.
https://bulktokensender.com/polygon-erc721-nft-bulk-sender-airdrop-tool.html