David Nzomo, the man from Makueni County who was caught on camera assaulting his wife at Kya-aka village in Muvau has been handed a 12-year jail term by Makueni Court. He will serve 10 years in prison & 2 years on probation.
Makueni Court sentences Julius Nzomo Daudi, the man filmed assaulting his wife to 12 years. Nzomo will serve 10 years in prison & 2 years on probation respectively.#SGBV_ODPP#Conviction_ODPP pic.twitter.com/eamjZByzsA
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) August 8, 2018
Wife Batterer, Daudi Nzomo Jailed For 12 Years https://t.co/RiuwGnpzQV pic.twitter.com/xS6qUONeIn
— Robert ALAI, HSC (@RobertAlai) August 8, 2018
Nzomo, 36, was arrested at Nguu market last week on Thursday, with the help of residents.
We can confirm that Nzomo was arrested earlier in the day at Nguu kalamba area of Nzaui sub-county near Emali. Say no to #DomesticViolenceKe pic.twitter.com/CyXvqcBwg5
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) August 2, 2018
Makueni county commissioner Mohammed Maalim said he was taken to Nguu AP camp. “Police had been pursuing him since Tuesday after the video clip went viral,” Maalim told journalists.
Man captured on camera assaulting wife over infidelity claims arrested by @PoliceKE in Makueni; angry mob surround Nguu AP camp baying for his blood.
— Muthui Mkenya ?? (@MuthuiMkenya) August 2, 2018
The video of Nzomo brutalising his wife as bystanders filmed and pleaded with him to stop, went viral angering many Kenyans who demanded for his arrest. The DPP ordered for his arrest together with the bystanders.
The DPP’s attention has been drawn to a viral video clip of a man assaulting a woman in Makueni.
Consequently the DPP has directed the @DCI_Kenya to immediately have suspect arrested & arraigned before court @fidakenya @CREAWKenya pic.twitter.com/LTHwJ6rsta— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) July 31, 2018
Reports indicated that residents baying for Nzomo’s blood surrounded the camp. The victim identified as Mwende, 33, is at Makueni Level Four Hospital. Makueni county police commander Joseph Napeiyan said the assault took place on Monday.
Makueni county police commander confirms David Nzomo, the man captured in a viral video beating his wife, has been arrested by police.
— David Mbewa (@MbewaDavid) August 2, 2018
The video circulating on the internet shows the 33-year-old being kicked and pushed to the ground. Chief Andrew Kisenge said the man followed the woman who had gone to graze animals in the field and attacked her. He accused his wife of infidelity.
The DPP’s attention has been drawn to a viral video clip of a man assaulting a woman in Makueni.
Consequently the DPP has directed the @DCI_Kenya to immediately have suspect arrested & arraigned before court @fidakenya @CREAWKenya pic.twitter.com/LTHwJ6rsta— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) July 31, 2018
The video is believed to have been shot by people who responded to the woman’s distress call. In the clip, a man demands that the suspect stops beating his wife while a woman pleads with the attacker to spare her.
Makueni ~ Dear Nzomo or is wagithomo, God gave you those Muscles so that you can take care of her hips not so that you can disfigure her lips.
— Lorenzo (@LawrenceMuriuki) August 2, 2018
However, the suspect shouts back and threatens to slit his wife’s throat. Makueni county police commander Joseph Napeiyan said the incident happened on Monday.
POLICE IN Makueni arrest David Nzomo, the man filmed in a viral video assaulting his wife, county police boss Joseph ole Naipeyan confirms. pic.twitter.com/qv2tnt5OnZ
— Williez De Viruz (@Bhingywilliez_) August 2, 2018