A Nairobi man was sentenced to six months in jail after he was found guilty of assaulting his wife, who ultimately lost one of her teeth.
The court heard that Rodgers Natembeya beat up his wife Irene Nafula using a wooden stick after a disagreement over their daughter’s school fees.
The incident occurred at the couple’s home in Kawangware Stage Two in Dagoretti where the accused busted the door open as the complainant went to open the door for him.
He consequently attacked her and beat her up till she lost her tooth.
Magistrate Derrick Kuto said that the suspect caused grievous harm to his wife and slapped him with a six-month jail term.
In his defence, Natembeya pleaded with the court to have mercy on him since he was only acting out of emotions.
His wife also attempted to withdraw the case but the magistrate denied her request stating that she should have withdrawn the case at the police station.
Elsewhere in Makueni, a 33-year-old man was on Friday, February 17, 2023, fined Ksh100,000 by a Makueni court for threatening to kill his mother.
Appearing before Resident Magistrate Elizabeth Kemei, the accused Kyalo Nzomo was found guilty of threatening to kill his mother Norah Nzomo Francis.
Nzomo committed the offence on January 3, 2023, at 10:00 pm at Ikaasu village, Ituka sub-location in the Kathonzweni location.
The accused was armed with a metal rod at his mother’s house when he threatened to kill her.
The accused threatened to kill his mother and burn her inside the house.
Probation Officer Henricus Odero noted that although Nzomo is a first-time offender, he had been previously reported to the chief’s office and Kathonzweni police station for physically and verbally abusing his parents and stealing from family members.
“Although this is the first time to convict Nzomo in a court of law, the offender has a tendency of committing offences, apologizing and reconciling with the family members, only to repeat the same offence,” Odero noted.
The court heard that Nzomo’s parents had to seek a one-day refuge in a neighbour’s homestead in 2021 after the accused chased them away.
His parents pleaded with the court to punish their son for the pain and disturbance he has subjected them to and rehabilitate him away from the community, far away from the excessive abuse of alcohol and drugs.
The suspect was remorseful and pleaded for leniency from the court because he committed the offence while under excessive abuse of alcohol.
“The offender is unsuitable for a non-custodial sentence because the social support structure has expressed unwillingness to accommodate him in the community in an event of immediate release due to his criminal tendencies,” Odero added.
The Court fined Nzomo Ksh100,000 or to serve a one-year sentence in prison.
He has 14 days to appeal.
