Man Gets 12 years Jail Sentence for Killing wife

A court in Homa Bay has sentenced a man who is a resident of Kotieno village Kasipul Constituency, Homabay county after he was found guilty of killing his wife Eunice Atieno on June 7, 2015. Albert killed his wife over ksh.8,000 tiff and is set to serve 12 years jail sentence .

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Prosecutor Valerie Ongeti told the court that Mr Odongo committed the offence at Kotieno Village in Kasimba Sub Location contrary to the Penal Code. The court heard that after the disagreement, Mr Odongo left home for an alcohol den after which he returned with two men who assaulted his wife who died on spot.

One of the four witnesses who testified in the case, Ms Everline Akoth, said the convict and his accomplices assaulted her when she attempted to intervene.

The court however changed the case from murder to manslaughter after it was established that the accused did not intend to kill his wife. Mr Odongo denied the charges but Homa Bay High Court Judge Joseph Joseph Karanjah said the evidence adduced by the witnesses was adequate to prove that he committed the offence. He pleaded for leniency on grounds that he married another woman after his first wife’s death. He also argued that his first wife left him with children

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