Defiler masquerading as magician arraigned in court

Loitoktok Friday June 9, 2023

by Stephen Lemein/James Sadera

A Loitoktok law court has set June 15, for making it's ruling in a case where a man had threatened two minors with jinni (evil spirit) before defiling them.

Frank Juda who appeared before Principal Magistrate Judicaster Nthuku is charged with two counts of defilement of two girls, both aged 10 years at Orngodwa village, Loitoktok Sub County on October 20, 2022.

According to the girls who are friends and come from different homes, on the material day they were sent by their parents to go and fetch firewood in a nearby forest.

While in the forest they were approached by the accused who accosted them and introduced himself as a magician before defiling them.

The accused threatened to throw a “jinni’ to them if they revealed the ordeal to anyone before releasing them to go home.

Lengotonye Lesalon, father of one of the girls told the court how his mother who had sent her granddaughter to fetch firewood called him home only to find his daughter bleeding and crying.

After being informed what happened he took her to Kimana dispensary for treatment before reporting at Kimana police post.

Kelempu Miliara, Uncle to the other minor who works with Biglife Conservancy told the court how they launch a hunt of the assailant with sniffer dogs and the following day were able to arrest him and he was positively identified by the girls.

The accused was charged and arraigned in court where he denied the allegations.

Courtesy ; K. N. A