A 37-year-old Jua Kali artisan was on Tuesday jailed for six months by a Nakuru Law Court for charges of threatening to kill his former wife.
The Court under the precision of Chief Resident Magistrate Felix Kombo heard that John Waithaka while armed with a crude weapon threatened to kill Veronica Wanjiru for having quitting their marriage against his will.
The prosecution had told the Court that on January 2 this year in Jawatho Estate, Njoro town within Nakuru County, the accused had accosted the complainant at a shopping centre and repeatedly threatened to kill her unless she returned to their matrimonial home.
The Court had heard that the accused had went on to trail the complainant to trace where she lived while brandishing the weapon amid threats to kill her.
The complainant who was in company of her sister and a neighbour had reported the matter to Njoro Police Station before the accused was arrested on Tuesday.
The Magistrate in his ruling observed that the actions by the accused had caused intense fear to the complainant and forced her to vacate her relative’s home where she had sought refuge after separating with the accused due to domestic violence.
The accused however urged the Court to pardon him as he acted out of jealousy after having learnt that his former wife and mother of his two children was having an affair with another man.