A 64-year-old man who had been found guilty of defiling his six-year-old niece was shocked after a judge enhanced his 10-year sentence to life imprisonment, upon appeal. But unhappy with what appeared to him as a harsh sentence, Joseph filed an appeal, seeking to overturn both the conviction and sentence. High Court Judge Justice Lucy Gitari, however, faulted the magistrate saying the sentence was wrong. CRUCIAL FACTLady Justice Gitari said that age of the girl is a crucial fact determining the sentence to be imposed. There is no reason to doubt her evidence,” Justice Gitari said.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2017 15:22 UTC