REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KERICHO CRIMINAL CASE NO. 5 OF 2013 REPUBLIC................................................PROSECUTOR VERSUS GEOFFREY KIPLANGAT CHEPKWONY..............ACCUSED RULING ON SENTENCE • The accused was convicted of Manslaughter contrary to Section 202 as read with Section 205 of the Penal Code after a plea bargaining arrangement. • The accused is the step father of the deceased who was aged eight (8) years old. • The circumstances leading to the commission of the offence are in the facts. • The social inquiry report has revealed a lot about the accused and his attitude towards the deceased. What he did to the deceased was beyond discipline, of a child. • The accused has been in custody for two (2) years now. • I have taken all the above into consideration and find a non-custodial sentence to be unsuitable. • Accused to serve five (5) years imprisonment. Dated, signed and delivered this 13th day of March 2015.
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H.I. ONG'UDI JUDGE In the presence of ; M/s Mwangi for State Mr. Brandon for accused Lagat – Court Assistant
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