Jacinta Ndunge and her husband Isaac Gichure in court on December 5, 2017. [photo/the-star.co.ke]
A mental assessment report of the mother of a child found with 14 needles in her body says she is mentally fit for trial.
The report was presented in court on Tuesday.
Jacinta Ndunge, 31, and her husband Isaac Gichure, 42, were on December 5 charged in a Thika court with subjecting their child to torture by inserting 14 sewing needles into her buttocks.
The court ordered the mental examination following an application by prosecution counsel Beatrice Kariuki.
Kariuki argued it was necessary as the two accused persons were the primary caregivers of the child.
The report signed by JS Kitili, a consultant psychiatrist at Thika Level 5 Hospital, said the accused denied having any medical or psychiatric problem during the assessment and said she did not use any psychoactive substance.
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