Domestic violence is a constitutional crime of violence and Section 36 of the constitution states in no uncertain terms that “No person shall be submitted to…treatment or punishment that is cruel or otherwise inhuman, or is inconsistent with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person”.
Criminal Court Judge, Justice Panuel Mogish, made these comments recently at the Bomana National Court sitting when sentencing a man to life in prison over the murder of his wife.
