52 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

By Elly Karenzi
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In Ibanda
High Court sitting in Ibanda yesterday convicted and sentenced a 52 year old man for acts of aggravated robbery and putting the countrys stability at stake.
The convict was identified as Anglin Herbert Tumwebaze a resident of Rugaaga village in Kihani sub county, Ibanda district.
Court led by Justice Joyce Kavuma heard that on the fateful night in May 2013, Tumwebaze together with others still at large armed with a gun, spears and sticks raided the home of Mzee Sebastian Mayanja of Kihani village and stole unidentified amount of money, clothes, shoes, land titles and other house items.
Family members told court that they identified some of the criminals with the help of the light from the solar system.
Tumwebaze asked the court to give him a light sentence because he has a family to support which includes a wife and two kids.
Aggravated robbery cases are on increase, and cases are causing the countrys instability, the suspects must be given a sentence so that the rest can learn from it,Ms. Kavuma said.
The Judge Ms. Kavuma sentenced Tumwebaze to 15 years in prison minus 5 years that he has spent on remand.
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