Bungoma man handed life imprisonment for defiling a PP1 child

A thirty-eight year old man has been handed life imprisonment after the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) successfully proved a case of defilement against him.

Bungoma Senior magistrate Maureen Onyango found Lukhale guilty of defiling a four-year-old PP1 pupil in December last year, at Myanga village.

In her ruling, the magistrate noted that Prosecution had conclusively established the three key ingredients of the offense under Section 8(1) and (4) of the Sexual Offenses Act.

“I find that the prosecution has proved the three ingredients of the offense of defilement and I proceed to convict the accused,” She stated during the sentencing.

During the hearing, the court heard that three witnesses positively identified the accused after he was found in a thicket with the minor.

The evidence, which went unchallenged, was instrumental in linking Lukhale directly to the crime.

A pre-sentencing report presented in court detailed the severe physical, emotional, and psychological trauma suffered by the young victim.

The child’s mother also testified to the lingering effects of the ordeal, noting that the incident continues to haunt her daughter and has caused her abdominal complications.

Prosecution, led by Wycliffe Minishi, Grace Gachau, and Recheal Karani called seven witnesses.

Their thorough presentation of evidence and careful handling of the case ensured that justice was delivered for the victim. This conviction underscores the DPP’s unwavering commitment to protecting children from sexual predators and upholding justice for the most vulnerable members of society,” the DPP stated.

This comes after earlier this month, a Kilifi farmer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter.

The man was found guilty of the offence and handed the sentence after the court ruled that the Prosecution had proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

He was charged with defilement contrary to Section 201(1) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006.

He also faced an alternative count of committing an indecent act with a child contrary to Section 11(1) of the same Act.

The particulars of the charge stated that on diverse dates between September 2023 and October 15, 2023, in the Rojorojo area within Kilifi County, the accused intentionally and unlawfully penetrated his biological daughter.

The court heard that the accused threatened to harm his daughter if she revealed the ordeal.

However, the minor got the courage to disclose the abuse in a written letter to her head teacher.

The head teacher rescued her and reported the matter to the police, leading to the arrest and the successful prosecution of the accused.