The Chuka law court has sentenced a 58 year old man to life imprisonment for defiling a 12 year old child for a second time while out on a court bond.
The convict first defiled the girl with special needs and was arrested before being released on bond.
Despite his arrest and release on the bond, he went ahead to defile her again. He was rearrested and arraigned in court where he was found guilty of the heinous act and jailed for life.
Chuka Law Courts Resident Magistrate Oscar Chess Kinyua said the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
The court heard that the accused defiled the same girl while out on bond for the initial defilement offence.
The prosecution team presented testimonies from four witnesses in the case, including a doctor as well as the investigating officer.
“Among the evidence produced were the birth certificate, P3 form, PRC form, treatment notes proving the age of the victim, and evidence of defilement,” the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said in a statement.
After conviction, the Magistrate ordered that a pre-sentence report and the victim impact assessment report be filed.
The victim’s mother also suffers from cerebral palsy.