PHOTO | FILEA Magistrate’s Court in Meru has slapped a 23-year jail sentence to a 53-year-old tractor driver who defiled his eight year old niece. The man was found guilty by Meru Principal Magistrate Stella Abuya for the offence he committed on April 28, 2010 in Nancii village, Kiirua at around 8pm. GIRL NARRATED HER ORDEALThe girl moved the court when she narrated her ordeal in the hands of his uncle. Ms Abuya in her ruling said the prosecution witnesses corroborated their evidence and was able to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. “I find the prosecution was able to prove the charge incest beyond reasonable doubt and find the accused guilty and convict him accordingly,’’ she ruled.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2017 15:04 UTC