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Ex-MCA, Two Others Found Guilty Of Murder
The judge found that marital discord drove the first accused to orchestrate the crime. The involvement of the second accused in purchasing sulfuric acid, used in the attack, and the presence of the third accused near the crime scene as confirmed through mobile phone data records solidified the case.
Justice (Prof) Joel Ngugi has today convicted three people among them a former member of County Assembly of Kiambu for the murder of Lucy Njambi Nyagiko.
The three, Samuel Ndungu Njoroge a former MCA for Riruta Ward 2013-2017, Joyce Njambi Mungai and Wilson Mwangi Munyua are alleged to have committed the offence on 24th January, 2018 at Kiambu County.
When Wilson Mwangi, Joyce Njambi and Samuel Njoroge were presented in court over the murder of Lucy Njambi. Photo/X
Through the testimonies from 38 witnesses lined up by the prosecution, Justice Joel Ngugi who is currently a judge of the court of appeal and was granted authority by the chief justice to conclude the matter, noted that the court was satisfied with the evidence adduced by prosecution witnesses.
In his ruling, the Judge said the compelling evidence provided by the prosecution highlighted the excessively jealous nature of the first accused, who had a history of assaulting the deceased and displaying aggression towards perceived romantic rivals.
The judge found that marital discord drove the first accused to orchestrate the crime. The involvement of the second accused in purchasing sulfuric acid, used in the attack, and the presence of the third accused near the crime scene as confirmed through mobile phone data records solidified the case. Justice Ngugi emphasized that the prosecution’s evidence formed an indisputable chain leading to the guilt of all accused parties.
The deceased was allegedly kidnapped from her home in Thindigua estate along Kiambu Road on January 24, 2018, at around 8pm, raped, doused with acid, and left for dead in a coffee plantation near Kamiti corner along the Ruiru-Kiambu road.
She was rescued by a Good Samaritan who rushed her to Kiambu Level 5 Hospital, where she was given first aid, then transferred to Kenyatta National Hospital for specialised treatment. She died on January 26.
Njorege, the court was told he was Njambi’s estranged husband. They had been married since 2012 until late 2017 when they separated.
While Joyce Njambi is said to have been Njoroge’s girlfriend when the incident happened, Wilson Mwangi is said to have been a close friend of the duo.
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