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TYSON GEORGE NGOWA
V.
REPUBLIC

(2017) JELR 93440 (CA)

Court of Appeal 7 Dec 2017 Kenya
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Suit Number:Criminal Appeal 16 of 2017
Judges:Alnashir Ramazanali Magan Visram, Martha Karambu Koome, Wanjiru Karanja
Location:Malindi
Other Citations:Tyson George Ngowa v. Republic [2017] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

1. On 31st April, 2014 at around 2:00 p.m. three girls namely, HJ (PW1), AH (PW2) both aged 5 years old and LMC aged 10 years old were playing outside. According to HJ and AH, Tyson George Ngowa (the appellant) who also lived in the same homestead with the girls, called HJ and sent her to take a knife to his house. It appears he followed her to his house and asked her to sweep the floor. The other two being children were right behind them and thinking that it was all fun and games they offered to help HJ sweep the house. The appellant declined the offer and chased the two girls away leaving him alone with HJ. He ordered HJ to remove her clothes and when she refused to do so he removed them himself, laid her on the bed, applied coconut oil on her private part and begun doing bad things to her. In her own words, HJ stated that ‘he inserted his stick in my private parts’. She began crying and screaming but no one came to her aid. Meanwhile, the two girls who were pee…

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