Initially, the thirdteen accused were jointly and together charged with four counts of murder. It was alleged in the charge sheet that on 14/1/2006 at Pande forest, Kinondoni District, Dar Es Salaam Region the accused unlawfully killed four persons. The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge and the case went for trial after the conduct of a preliminary hearing.
However, at the close of the prosecution case, the High Court found out that three of the accused persons had no case to answer. They were accordingly acquitted. Unfortunately, one of the accused expired before he could give his defence case. His case was marked as having abated. The nine accused persons remained till at the end of the trial. And at the end of the trial, all nine were acquitted. Aggrieved by the finding of the trial High Court, the Director of Public Prosecutions has come to this Court on appeal.