Tanzania, June 4 -- Mbeya. The High Court of Tanzania, Mbeya Sub-Registry, has sentenced a resident of Chunya District in Mbeya Region, Mr Barnaba Daud Mtewele, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering his partner and her sister.

He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for injuring his biological son with the same woman.

The judgment was delivered on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, by Resident Judge Joachim Tiganga, who ruled that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.

Mr Mtewele was convicted of killing his partner, a primary school teacher at Mbugani Primary School, Ms Herriet Lupembe, 37, and her younger sister, a Form Two student at Isenyela Secondary School, Ms Ivon Tatizo, offences that occurre...