A 42-year-old man has been handed a life sentence after he was convicted for defiling three girls.
Lamu Principal Magistrate Allan Temba on Friday heard that Mohammed Ibrahim Jaffar committed the crimes on diverse in September 2018.
The prosecution told the court that the crimes which were committed in Riyadha, involved three girls under 11 years, adding that he threatened them to remain quiet.
The judge said that the court has since established that the allegations filed against Mr Jaffar were true.
“The victims were girls aged below 11 years and in each of the subsequent incidents, the offender covered the mouths of the minors, threatened them with violence and committed the offence within the same building," said the judge in his ruling, according to the Nation.
In his defence, the accused denied the claims, adding that he never knew the reasons behind his arrest until his detention at the Makupa Police Station.
He claimed that he was being framed by the families of the victims, saying that they allegations were fabricated to pin him.
The claims were however dismissed by the judge who also found out that the girls lost their hymeneal membranes in the ordeal, sentencing the accused for life.
"The court also found that all the three girls lost their hymeneal membranes to the predator. This sudden and unexplained deterioration of the bodily states and health of the minors is proof enough that the offender did the act,” added the judge.
The convict has 14 days to appeal the ruling.