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LIZA CATHERINE WANGARI MWANGI v ATTORNEY GENERAL [2010] eKLR Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, the texts of the judicial opinions contained in it are in the public domain and are free from any copyright restrictions. Read our Privacy Policy | Disclaimer http://www.kenyalaw.org - Page 7/7 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

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Criminal Case 31 of 2007: LCWM (plaintiff) versus Hon. Attorney General (defendant)

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Country (linked Cases): Kenya

Court location: Kenya: Embu

Court: Kenya: High Court, Kenya

Date of judgement: Sep 29, 2010

Complainant: LCWM

Articles alleged: Sexual Offences Act, section 10

Articles violated: Sexual Offences Act, section 10

Keywords

Compensation
Gang rape
Police
Torture
Victims

Gender of victim

Female: Woman (18+)

Gender of accused/perpetrator

Male: Man (18+)

Language: English

Summary: The plaintiff was subjected to inhuman and degrading punishment and treatment for a total of 13 days as she was locked up in cells in a police station. As a consequence, she suffered both physically and psychologically. She sued the Honourable Attorney General for (a) Special damages amounting to 152,915 KSh, (b) General damages, (c) Aggravated damages, (d) Future medical expenses, (e) Interest on the above, (f) Cost of the law suit. The treatment amounts to an offence under Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Act and is punishable to a term of not less than 15 years imprisonment to life imprisonment. The plaintiff was awarded special damages amounting to 122,915 KSh, general damages amounting to 5 million KSh and aggravated damages amounting to 2 million KSh, interest on the above, at court rates, and the costs of the court suit with interest thereon, at court rates.

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Kenya-case-High Court-Embu-Liza Catherine Wangari Mwangi-Criminal Case 31 of 2007-2010-eng.pdf
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Kenya-Cas-Haute Cour de Embu-LCWM-Affaire 31 de 2007-2010-fr-pdf.pdf
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