Kisumu man jailed 12 years for killing wife in brutal assault

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7— A Kisumu man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the manslaughter of his wife of 18 years after the High Court found that…

Justice Joe Omido sentenced Jared Otieno Otieno after convicting him of manslaughter in the death of Caroline Aoko Onyango, who died following the assault at Nyalenya village in Muhoroni Sub-County in November 2022.

The prosecution had initially charged Otieno with murder, but the court found that although he unlawfully assaulted his wife, he did not act with malice, leading to the manslaughter conviction.

Justice Omido said the prosecution, led by counsel Mercy Mutheu Muema, had proved beyond reasonable doubt that Aoko died from blunt-force trauma to the head sustained during the assault.

“Having considered the aggravating and mitigating circumstances in their totality, I find the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances to an extent that it makes a custodial sentence necessary,” Justice Omido said.

Source: Capital FM