Man Slapped with Life Imprisonment For Defiling 9-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Daughter

A man from Tana River County has been handed a life sentence for defiling his nine-year-old mentally challenged stepdaughter.

In a statement on Tuesday, October 29, by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), a court in Hola, Tana River, heard that the man lured the minor into the sexual activity while her mother was away.

According to the ODPP, the prosecution called six witnesses who testified and established a case against the accused person.

"Hola Resident Magistrate Mohamed Komora Said heard that the minor was lured into sexual activities by the convict when her mother was away.

"Hon. Kabanga convicted the accused on 30th September 2024, and he was consequently sentenced to life imprisonment on 28th October 2024, after the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt," the ODPP remarked.

The man is said to have committed the act on September 14 and, according to the ODPP, the victim's sister found them in the act.

"The court heard that the victim was defiled by the accused on the 14th September 2022 after the victim's sister stumbled on them in the act when she returned from school," the ODPP remarked.

The ODPP further disclosed that when the victim's mother returned home, she found the minor crying and had blood stains on her clothes.

"The victim's mother also testified that she returned home and found the victim crying and upon examination she noted her clothes had blood stains and this was collaborated by medical evidence," the ODPP explained.