A 52-year-old suspected paedophile was sentenced to 20 years in prison for defiling a 12-year-old girl in Taita Taveta.
Evans Manochi Metioni initially denied the charges before Taveta Principal Magistrate Eugene Kadima, but was convicted after the prosecution called five witnesses, including the girl, to testify against him, proving beyond a doubt that he was guilty of the crime.
Metioni allegedly committed the offence between September 2 and September 15, 2023, in Challa village, Taveta Sub-County.
Upon delivering the judgement, Kadima acknowledged the witnesses’ testimonies, which highlighted critical legal aspects of the defilement case.
Furthermore, Kadima emphasised the gravity of the crime and its devastating psychological and physical consequences for the child.