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Court jails killer of magistrate's daughter for 40 years

 

Chuka High Court has jailed Benson Kimathi Marangu for 40 years for the 2018 murder of Marybel Kapolong, daughter of Meru magistrate Carol Kemei.

His co -accused Francis Otundo was found guilty of threatening to kill the deceased and was sentenced to  five years imprisonment, which he has already served since his arrest.

They allegedly killed the nine-year-old girl between September 6 and September 16, 2018 at an unknown location.

The girl was kidnapped on September 6 and her body found dumped in Gitoro Forest in Meru County, 11 days later.

A post-mortem on Ms Kapolon’s body showed that her killers hit her on the head several times, inflicting serious injuries that resulted in her death.    BY DAILY NATION   

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