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Republic v Margaret Karambu [2018] KEHC 8561 (KLR)

[2018] KEHC 8561 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
8561
Citation
[2018] KEHC 8561 (KLR)
Decided
1 February 2018
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TypeCriminalPostureSentencingCoramA. MABEYA
Holding

The accused is sentenced to three (3) years Community Service at Theera Health Centre under the supervision of the Probation Officer, Igembe District.

Facts

The accused Margaret Karambu is a single mother of five young children. She committed an offence that resulted in her husband's death.

Issues

  1. Sentencing of the accused
  2. Mitigation of the accused's sentence

Reasoning

The court considered the accused's first offender status, remorse, the circumstances of the offence, the impact on her children, and the pre-sentence report. The court took into account the loss of a life and the accused's long life ahead.

Outcome

Sentence imposed

Orders

  • Three (3) years Community Service at Theera Health Centre under the supervision of the Probation Officer, Igembe District
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