A man who was convicted of repeatedly defiling his two daughters collapsed after a Kiambu committed him to life imprisonment on Thursday. Kiambu Resident Magistrate, Monica Kivuti found Boniface Macharia Muthoni guilty of defiling his own children who he threatened to kill if they disclosed his heinous habit.
The accused who appeared composed at the beginning of the session fell down with a thud when the magistrate mentioned the word” life”, as the magistrate continued to read the ruling forcing the police officers to whisked him away into the cells for medical attention. He had been charged with intentionally and unlawfully defiling his 17 and 14 year old daughters on September 9, 2014 at Kiwanja village in Kasarani division.
The 17 year old girl told the court that her father lured her to his bedroom and forcefully defiled her while her mother was away but later confided the incident to her teachers who reported the matter to the police. The court heard that the accused went missing from their home for two days, before his notified the police of his presence when he later showed up and was arrested. The 14 year old girl who was the first victim had been raped earlier, but had not revealed this to her sister. The two girls only managed to share their ordeal after the first born was raped when their mother was away from home.
She told the court that he at one time sprayed and intoxicated the girls with a strange concoction that produced a foul smell that made them dizzy and unable to wake up despite the commotion. She further told the court that her father at another instance raped her inside her mother’s hotel which was opposite their house. He however pleaded with the court to have mercy on him, saying his wife had framed him so as to disinherit him. Prosecuting Inspector Regina Mutheu said he was a first offender. He was given 14 days to appeal.