JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Jane Wanjiru Kinyua, the appellant herein, was tried before Okwengu, J, with the aid of assessors, on three counts of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. On count one, the appellant was charged that on the 4th day of July, 2003 at Gatunganga village in Nyeri District, Central Province, she murdered Nicholas Ndiritu Wanjiru. In the second count, it was alleged that on the same day and at the same place, she murdered Anthony Kinyua Wanjiru while in the third count, it was alleged that on 5th July, 2003 at the same place, she murdered Kennedy Mureithi Wanjiru. Following upon her trial during which the prosecution called a total of seven witnesses and the appellant testified on oath, and after the learned trial Judge had summed-up the case to the three assessors (i.e. two ladies and one gentleman) the said assessors unanimously returned a verdict of guilty on each of the three counts. The trial Judge in her judgment dated and del…