Tanzania, Aug. 18 -- Arusha. The Court of Appeal has quashed the death sentence by hanging for seven individuals in three separate cases, including one convicted of murdering his stepmother after a traditional healer told him she caused his stomach pain and erectile dysfunction.

The three judgments were delivered on Monday, August 17, 2026, by a three-judge panel comprising Gabriel Ndika, Benhajj Masoud, and Dr Yose Mlyambina, after identifying that the evidence used in these cases suffered from serious legal flaws.

In the first case, the person set free is Mr Ndodi Said, who lodged Criminal Appeal No. 496/2023 after being sentenced to death for murdering his stepmother, Ms Shingwa Makono, on May 28, 2021, in Lufwisi Village, Sikonge Di...