Tanzania, April 17 -- Arusha. The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence imposed on Paulo Laizer after he was found guilty of murdering his wife, Ndomononi Siyaga.

On July 27, 2022, Paulo reportedly left home at around 10am accompanied by his mother-in-law, saying they were going to cut branches to build a cattle shed before heading to the forest. However, Paulo returned home at about 8pm without his wife.

After a search in the forest, the deceased's body was found covered with tree branches and grass, with a deep cut wound on the neck and a piece of cloth stuffed into her mouth.

The ruling dismissing Paulo's appeal against the sentence was delivered yesterday, April 16, 2026, by a panel of three judges-Lugano Mwandambo, Abraham...