Uganda judges said Nagayi Faridah must stay in prison for killing her Finnish boyfriend. The Court of Appeal agreed she poisoned Terasvouri Thomas Juha Petteri back in 2018 at a Kampala hotel. They kept the guilty verdict but changed her jail time a little. The case shocked many people across the country.
Court papers show Faridah tricked Petteri into visiting Uganda by saying they had business to handle. He flew into Entebbe Airport on February 5, 2018, traveling with Suvi Alindi, who worked for Finland's Foreign Affairs office. Faridah took him straight to security offices because officials thought his invitation papers looked fake. After they let him go, the couple checked into the Pearl of Africa Hotel.
That night turned deadly. Faridah and her friends claimed they left to buy medicine for Petteri. The next morning, she told hotel workers he felt sick. When a nurse came to help, Petteri had already died. Tests later proved he swallowed a mix of drugs, pesticides, insecticides, and animal poisons. Police arrested Faridah and charged her under criminal laws. The first court gave her 30 years behind bars.
Faridah fought back with seven reasons why the court made mistakes. Three important judges - Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Justice Eva Luswata, and Justice Oscar Kihika - looked at her case. They decided she definitely put the deadly chemicals in his body. But they noticed the law says time spent waiting for trial counts toward the sentence. She stayed in jail for about two years and eight months before her final court date.
The judges reduced her punishment to 27 years, 3 months, and 22 days from the time they found her guilty. Officials announced Thursday that this case proves Uganda takes crimes against visitors very seriously. Prosecutors worked hard gathering evidence and making sure the trial followed all rules. Their careful work helped bring justice to the victim. Faridah might try more legal steps, but this decision makes clear how Uganda handles big cases that affect other countries.
Court papers show Faridah tricked Petteri into visiting Uganda by saying they had business to handle. He flew into Entebbe Airport on February 5, 2018, traveling with Suvi Alindi, who worked for Finland's Foreign Affairs office. Faridah took him straight to security offices because officials thought his invitation papers looked fake. After they let him go, the couple checked into the Pearl of Africa Hotel.
That night turned deadly. Faridah and her friends claimed they left to buy medicine for Petteri. The next morning, she told hotel workers he felt sick. When a nurse came to help, Petteri had already died. Tests later proved he swallowed a mix of drugs, pesticides, insecticides, and animal poisons. Police arrested Faridah and charged her under criminal laws. The first court gave her 30 years behind bars.
Faridah fought back with seven reasons why the court made mistakes. Three important judges - Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Justice Eva Luswata, and Justice Oscar Kihika - looked at her case. They decided she definitely put the deadly chemicals in his body. But they noticed the law says time spent waiting for trial counts toward the sentence. She stayed in jail for about two years and eight months before her final court date.
The judges reduced her punishment to 27 years, 3 months, and 22 days from the time they found her guilty. Officials announced Thursday that this case proves Uganda takes crimes against visitors very seriously. Prosecutors worked hard gathering evidence and making sure the trial followed all rules. Their careful work helped bring justice to the victim. Faridah might try more legal steps, but this decision makes clear how Uganda handles big cases that affect other countries.
