REPUBLIC V ERICK OMONDI ODUOR [2013] KEHC 4628 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 4628
- Citation
- [2013] KEHC 4628 (KLR)
- Decided
- 14 March 2013
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a conviction of murder to manslaughterCoramH. K. CHEMITEI
Holding
The court reduces the charge from murder to manslaughter and sentences the accused to a custodial sentence of three (3) years.
Facts
The accused admitted to the murder of his wife Pamela Awuor Omondi on 20th November 2012 at Simenya Sub Location, Ugunja District within Nyanza Province. The prosecution alleged that the accused went to look for his wife who had run away with the children, and in the commotion, he stabbed the deceased with a kitchen knife.
Issues
- Reduction of murder charge to manslaughter
- Sentencing considerations for the accused and the children
Reasoning
The court considers the totality of the case and the mitigating circumstances, including the young age of the children left behind, to reduce the charge and sentence the accused.
Outcome
Appeal upheld, conviction reduced to manslaughter, sentenced to three years' imprisonment
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