Madrassa teachers have been known to be of great importance when it comes to instilling religious morals into children, but this wasn’t a case in Malindi when one teacher defied what people expects of him. Sodomy is a serious crime, and you can’t imagine what this teacher did to his own child two years ago! The incident was reported by The Star in 2016.
Malindi Madrassa teacher accused of defiling his son https://t.co/F170z3zhcG pic.twitter.com/QpszKNexbZ
— The Star, Kenya (@TheStarKenya) May 11, 2016
A court in Malindi on Friday handed a Madrassa teacher life sentence for sodomising his 9-year-old mentally ill stepson. Really?
A Madrassa teacher in Malindi has been handed life imprisonment after he was found guilty of sodomy. #KBCLunchTimeNews ^CW pic.twitter.com/ixDnheFOGA
— KBC Channel1 News (@KBCChannel1) November 16, 2018
Malindi principal magistrate Silvia Wewa said the prosecution had proven its case emanating from the 2016 incident.
She said the court was convinced that Omar Said Omar committed the heinous act against the minor more than once.
Wewa said a medical report proved there was penetration, and that the minor had bruises on his genitalia.
The magistrate said a probation report revealed that the accused had other cases of sodomy which were not reported.
She said the sentence would act as an example to others who commit such injustices to minors.
The magistrate hailed the boy’s mother for standing out to defend the rights of her child to get justice.
Rights activists led by Muslim for Human Rights (MUHURI) together with Sauti ya Wanawake celebrated upon hearing the judgment.
“We thank the Mother who despite being a Muslim stood out to fight for the justice of her child,” Helda Esily, chairperson Sauti ya Wanawake, said.
Topister Juma, a MUHURI gender officer, said cases of sodomy are on the rise in Malindi.
She castigated the members of the Muslim community for opting to solve the cases traditionally instead of going to court.
Do you think the life sentence rule was fair to the madrassa teacher?