The woman, who had been arraigned for causing her son grievous bodily harm, was saved from serving three-year jail term. [File, Standard]A 10-year-old boy’s passionate plea on Monday, July 5 saved his mother from serving a three-year jail term. The accused, a mother of three, picked a plastic ruler, which she used in hitting the child. Rebecca Nyakundi, pleaded guilty to the offence, and was supposed to serve a three-year jail term. Her son, Brian Mose, however, pleaded with Nakuru Principal Magistrate Yvonne Khatambi to consider a non-custodial sentence for the accused.

Source: Standard Digital July 06, 2021 09:33 UTC