KAKAMEGA, Kenya -A Kakamega man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of defiling an 11-year-old girl in Furave area, Kakamega North Sub-County.
The conviction was secured by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) at the Butali Magistrates’ Court.
The prosecution, led by Principal Prosecution Counsel Justus Ochengo and assisted by Edward Sudi, called four witnesses whose evidence supported the victim’s account of the offence.
The court heard that on January 4, 2024, the accused intentionally and unlawfully caused penetration of the genitalia of the 11-year-old girl, identified as L.A., at Furave area.
According to evidence presented in court, the victim knew the accused as a neighbour and was lured into his house, where the offence took place.
Medical examinations conducted after the incident found injuries consistent with penetration, the prosecution told the court.
Butali Magistrate Josephine Nyatuga found the evidence presented by the prosecution credible, consistent and sufficient to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt before convicting the accused.
The court subsequently sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The accused has 14 days to appeal against the conviction and sentence.
