{"id":126258,"date":"2025-12-08T18:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kilifi-farm-hand-jailed-15-years-for-sexual-assault-of-3-year-old\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:04:01","slug":"kilifi-farm-hand-jailed-15-years-for-sexual-assault-of-3-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kilifi-farm-hand-jailed-15-years-for-sexual-assault-of-3-year-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilifi farm hand jailed 15 years for sexual assault of 3-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 \u2014 A Kilifi court on Monday sentenced a local farmer to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl while employed by her grandmother.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Principal Magistrate Ivy Wasike handed down the sentence after expressing satisfaction with the evidence presented by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).<\/p>\n

The prosecution, represented by counsel Nancy Njeru, called four witnesses to prove its case. <\/p>\n

The court heard that the incident, which occurred on January 9, 2025, involved the accused luring the toddler and assaulting her.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite her young age, the victim courageously testified in court, and her mother\u2019s prompt action ensured the matter was reported immediately,\u201d the DPP said.<\/p>\n

In his unsworn defense, Hamisi Kazungu claimed the allegations were fabricated following a salary dispute, a claim that the court dismissed.<\/p>\n

Magistrate Wasike ruled that the prosecution witnesses\u2019 testimony was firm and consistent, proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt. <\/p>\n

She further highlighted that medical evidence and other exhibits satisfied the legal threshold for conviction.<\/p>\n

The magistrate described the accused\u2019s defense as weak and disjointed, unable to counter the weight of the evidence.<\/p>\n

In addition to the 15-year jail term, the court ordered a psychosocial assessment for the victim to support her recovery.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 \u2014 A Kilifi court on Monday sentenced a local farmer to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl while employed by her grandmother. Principal Magistrate Ivy Wasike handed down the sentence after expressing satisfaction with the evidence presented by the Director of Public Prosecutions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126258\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}