Syson Muganga v. Uganda

The trial court found the appellant guilty of attempted murder for splashing acid on the female complainant. The appellant allegedly knocked on the victim’s door on July 28, 2001, and splashed “a corrosive substance.” The trial court relied on testimony from a security guard and the victim, who knew her attacker from school. On appeal, the appellant argued that the trial judge erred in confirming the life imprisonment sentence. The Court, after reviewing the testimony identifying the appellant, her motive, and the “vulnerable parts of the victim’s body” that were burned, found that the life sentence was reasonable for the “outrageously despicable and sadistic act.”