Kayanza : a woman accused of murdering her husband sentenced to five years in prison

Béatrice Yamuremye was sentenced to five years in prison. It was during a hearing on Tuesday at the First Instance Court of Kayansa (northern Burundi). She is accused of killing her husband. The concerned person pleaded not guilty.

Relatives of her husband’s family indicate that they hoped to hear the judges pronounce a heavy sentence.

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In addition to the five-year jail, Béatrice Yamuremye must pay a fine of one hundred thousand Burundi francs and pay one million Burundi francs to the public treasury.

The crime for which Yamuremye was brought to justice dates back to September 25. She hit her husband with a pestle. He died while being evacuated to the hospital.

The suspect pleaded not guilty. “We were fighting. An adobe brick fell on him,” she defended herself in court.

When asked about the blood on the pestle, Béatrice Yamuremye said “it came from my menstruation.”

The public prosecutor had requested a ten-year jail sentence and a fine of 100,000 Burundi francs against her.

Béatrice Yamuremye was not assisted by a lawyer.

Her in-laws, who were hoping for a heavy sentence for the prisoner, had demanded compensation costs of up to 60 million Burundi francs.

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Béatrice Yamuremye sentenced to five years in prison for the murder of her husband, DR