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Criminal Appeal No. 276 of 2011 : DWG (appellant) and Republic (respondent)

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Articles alleged: Sexual Offences Act, section 20(1); Sexual Offences Act, sections 6(a) and 11(1)

Articles violated: Sexual Offences Act, section 20(1); Sexual Offences Act, sections 6(a) and 11(1)

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Gender of victim

Gender of accused/perpetrator

Summary: The appellant was charged before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Thika in Criminal Case No. 5165 of 2007 with two counts of incest contrary to Section 20 (1) of the Sexual Offences Act and an alternative charge of indecent act contrary to Section 6 (a) as read with Section 11 (1) of the Sexual Offences Act, on each count. According to the particulars of the offence in both counts, it was alleged that on diverse dates during the month of July 2007, the appellant committed an act which caused penetration with two girls aged 9 and 7 years, respectively, who, to his knowledge, were his daughters. The appeal was dismissed and the sentence of 20 years was substituted with that of life imprisonment.

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