Tanzania, April 12 -- Arusha. The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging a death sentence imposed on carpenter Alex Julius after he was found guilty of murdering his lover, Kudura Hamis, following findings that the prosecution's circumstantial evidence proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt.

The body of Kudura was reportedly discovered in her room naked and decomposing on September 18, 2020, after neighbours began to notice a foul smell in the NHC Magadini area in Monduli District, Arusha Region.

The ruling rejecting Alex's appeal was delivered on Friday, April 10, 2026, by a three-judge bench comprising Lugano Mwandambo, Abraham Mwampashi, and Lameck Mlacha, who were hearing Criminal Appeal No. 91 of 2024.

Justice Mwa...