A Kabarnet court has sentenced a woman to three years in prison for killing her husband in Loboi, Baringo County.
Kabarnet Chief Magistrate Judith Wanjala found Nancy Kapteto guilty of manslaughter in the death of her 40-year-old husband Joseph Kapteto .
The incident happened on November 12, 2021.
The woman is accused to have killed her husband by hitting him on the head with a stone .
The two were engaged in a domestic row.
The mother of six had, however, entered a plea of not guilty to the offence.
She told the court that she acted in self-defence after her husband threatened to kill her.
A total of 11 witnesses testified in the case.
Wangari Wambugu, a government pathologist, revealed that the cause of Joseph’s death was acute head injury due to blunt force trauma following an assault.
The pathologist confirmed to the court that the deceased had a wound on the left side of the head and bruises on the left leg.
In her statement, Nancy regretted her action and pleaded for leniency saying she had young children who depend on her.
She said the children, who are now under the care of her ageing parents, needed her support.
In her judgment, the magistrate said the accused was not eligible for probation terms and handed her a three-year jail sentence.
“I have considered the reports by probation and children’s offices, the prosecution has also proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt, I do not think the accused is suitable for probation. The accused person will serve three years imprisonment,” Wanjala ruled.
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