The Machakos Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to serve nine years in jail after pleading guilty to two charges.
Benson Muli Munyao was sentenced to seven years in jail for attempted rape and another two years for assault.
The court heard that on February 7, 2015 at Nzaikoni Village in Kathiani Sub-County, the accused attempted to force the complainant into having sex with him in her house. The accused was also faced with a second count of causing bodily harm to the woman.
The complainant told the court that she was asleep when the accused person broke into her house at around 9pm.
“The door was locked with a nail and my husband had left for work since he was on night shift at a nearby hotel,” she narrated.
She claimed the accused wanted to pay her Sh100 to engage in the act but when she did not comply, a struggle ensued which saw them roll down a slope into the night.
“He bit me in the stomach after I raised the alarm,” she added.
He appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Irene Kahuya, who said the sentence would be served at the Machakos G.K Prison.