Man sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder of law student
A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering a university student.
The accused, Hillary Kipkorir Yego, was convicted of killing Maxwell Gakure Kariuki along Limuru Road in Nairobi County on June 28, 2017.
In the ruling made at the Milimani High Courts, presiding judge Justice Daniel Ogembo noted that the accused maintained his innocence even after being proven guilty, showing no remorse for the heinous crime he had committed.
Milimani High Court judge Hon. Daniel Ogola Ogembo has sentenced a 36-year-old man to 40 years in prison for the murder of a fourth-year Law student.
Hillary Kipkorir Yego murdered Maxwell Gakure Kariuki on June 28, 2017, around 11 PM along Limuru Road in Nairobi County.… pic.twitter.com/9x0u43a0zC
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The prosecution, led by Counsel Mercy Njoroge, revealed that the deceased, 26 years old at the time, was a fourth-year law student at Mount Kenya University. The prosecution further urged the court to impose a severe sentence due to the accused’s lack of remorse.
Justice Ogembo also highlighted a pre-sentence report detailing the profound impact of Maxwell’s death on his family.
According to the report presented before the court, the deceased’s mother is now bedridden and his father is traumatized by the pain of losing their child.
The judge ruled that the sentence would commence from July 24, 2017, the date the accused was arraigned and charged with murder under Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code.
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