A court in Chuka, Tharaka Nithi County, has sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for killing a woman in a bar fight.

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Abdul Aziz, 52, a carpenter from Rukindu village in Tharaka-Nithi County was found guilty of killing the victim, a bar attendant in Moi Girls slums in Chuka Town on September 3, 2012.

The accused candidly narrated to the court how he bought a kitchen knife for Sh40 after the deceased accused him of stealing beer.

He further stated that he committed the crime because he was provoked.

While delivering the judgement, the judge noted that the accused was remorseful of the criminal act.