Nanyuki Man and 23-year-old daughter charged with murder

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A man and his daughter were yesterday arraigned in a Nyeri court charged with the murder of a Nanyuki businessman last month.

Charles Macharia and his 23-year-old daughter Jane Wanjiku did not however take the plea after trial Judge Teresia Matheka ordered that the duo be taken for mental assessment at the Nyeri Level Five hospital before the case could commence.

Ms. Matheka further directed that the two be produced in court on January 9 to take plea after the mental assessment.

She also directed the officer in charge of Nyeri’s King’ong’o GK prison, where they will be remanded, to ensure they are taken to hospital for medical attention after they complained that they were assaulted by police in Nanyuki after arrest.

They were arraigned at the High Court in Nyeri since the Nanyuki judge, Hatari Waweru is on Christmas vacation.

However, Justice Matheka rejected their application to have the case file transferred from Nanyuki to Nyeri or Meru for trial.

They cited their personal safety saying they felt threatened to be prosecuted in Nanyuki, where the alleged murder incident happened.

Justice Matheka told them to make the application before the trial court in Nanyuki when the area judge resumes duty.

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