An elderly man has been sentenced to 21 years jail term by a Nakuru court for defiling a 14 years old girl. [Photo: KLR]
An elderly man has been sentenced to 21 years jail term by a Nakuru court for defiling a 14-year-old girl.
Principal magistrate Liz Gicheha found Elijah Mburu, 68, guilty on charges of defiling the minor.
“The accused pleaded guilty of defiling the minor and I therefore consider the prosecution case as proven beyond reasonable doubt, the accused is convicted to serve 21 years in prison,” ruled Gicheha.
The youngest son had testified of how he busted his father defiling the minor and alerted her mother who raised an alarm and neighbors came.
Mburu committed the crime at Mukungugu village within Njoro sub-county.
Mburu faced a second account of an indecent act with a child by touching her private parts.
The court had heard that the minor had been sent by her mother to a nearby shop to buy items but she lost the money on her way and the minor due to fear decided to spend the night at the accused's house.
Mburu had denied the charges at plea stage telling the court that he hosted the minor in his house for the night and did not sleep with her.
He was arrested and taken to Mau-Narok police station where he was charged with the offense before court.
He later on, changed his plea to guilty and admitted to defiling the minor, but asked the court to forgive him, swearing that he would never commit the crime again.
"I did sleep with the girl but I do apologize. I pray that the court to be lenient and sentence me to term not exceeding five years, your honor consider my age,” the accused said.
“I note the offence committed is serious. The victim was proved to be 14 years according to the birth certificate documents produced by her parents and therefore she is a minor,” the magistrate.