Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Defiling Minor

When he committed the act, perhaps it never crossed the mind of Shabaan Kiptui that he would pay for what he had done with the rest of his life.

This is until a court in Kabarnet declared him guilty of defiling a 5 year old and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

The accused is said to have abducted the girl and touched her indecently before proceeding to rape her.

The sentence passed as per the Sexual Offenses Act- section 8, which declares that person who commits an offense of defilement with a child aged 11 years or less shall be sentenced for life if found guilty.

Another man aged 23 years was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for having attempted to defile a two year old child, Citizen TV reports.

The Resident Magistrate, Kabarnet Law courts- Emily Kigen passed the two judgments in the hope of setting an example to curb defilement of minors in what is fast becoming a worrying trend across the country.

 

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