Mr Otsyeno urged the court to consider a probation report tabled in court recommending that the accused be given a non-custodial sentence and granted psychological counseling. “The accused herein has been sentenced by the lower court on two counts to serve an eight-year jail term. The court was told that Auma left for church directing her daughter to vacate the house saying she was fed up with her. A mental assessment report produced in court painted Halima as a mentally sound woman fit to stand trial. Kakamega Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng’ overlooked the probation report and sentenced Sheilla to seven years in jail for attempted murder and one year for attempted suicide, sentences which are running concurrently.

Source: Standard Digital February 28, 2019 11:15 UTC