JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
1. The appellant faced two counts of causing grievous harm to his wife and mother- in-law contrary to Section 234 of the Penal Code, on 10th August, 2010 at Makandune Village in Meru Central District in Meru County. He was tried before Nkubu Resident Magistrate (C. N. Ndubi) who convicted him on the two offences and sentenced him to concurrent terms of life imprisonment. He was dissatisfied with that decision and appealed to the High Court in Meru (Wendoh, J.) which dismissed the appeal and affirmed the sentence. He is now before us on the second and final appeal, challenging the conviction only, since the legality of the sentence is not in issue and the severity of it would, in any event, be a question of fact.
2. The facts were brief:
It all started on 6th August, 2010 when a dispute arose between the appellant and his wife, Norline Kirakito (PW1) on allegations of his attempted poisoning by her. The complaint was taken before Kiamuri Police Patrol Base for invest…