Man jailed for 35 years for brutally killing his Form Four cousin

A Kisumu court has sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for the murder of his cousin, a Form Four student.

The accused, Evans Omondi Ouma, was arraigned before Kisumu High Court Judge Lady Justice Mwanaisha Sharrif who convicted him of the murder charges and delivered the judgement.

According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the court heard that the accused allegedly beat the deceased Mark Otieno Minudi to death using a blunt object, contrary to sections 203 and 204 of the Penal Code.

“In the proceedings, the prosecution led by Mercy Mutheu presented evidence from six prosecution witnesses, which the Honorable Court determined proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused unlawfully caused the death of the deceased by assaulting him with a blunt object, resulting in severe head injuries incompatible with life,” DPP stated on Thursday.

Lady Justice Sharrif in her ruling said the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt by providing adequate evidence which convicted the suspect of the murder.

“Upon a careful evaluation of the evidence on record, the court was satisfied that the essential ingredients of the offence of murder had been established against the accused person,” stated the DPP.