A Kenol court on Thursday pardoned a man who had been arraigned and charged with stealing six water jerricans and a blanket.
Delivering the judgement, Senior Resident Magistrate Sheila M. Nyaga said the accused’s predicaments seemed deeper than what was presented in court.
According to the prosecution, on September 12th in Murang’a South Subcounty at 9am, the complainant went to fetch water but found her six jerricans missing.
The complainant said she scanned through the compound and noticed a blanket she had hung on the fence was also missing.
She picked up the remaining cans and proceeded to fetch water when along the way something caught her attention.
She saw the blanket and moved closer only to find the accused covering himself with the blanket under a shade with the six jerricans beside him.
She raised an alarm that made the accused flee but was accosted a few metres away by people who heard the complainant’s screams.
On being caught, the accused was found wearing women's undergarments; a bra and underwear.
This prompted the mob to call the police who arrested him and was later arraigned in court.
Apart from stealing the jerricans and a blanket, the suspect’s mother told the court her son had of late become a troublesome child and she was praying for him to change as he had left his own home in Kangari to live with the mother and sister.
The accused pleaded guilty and was convicted on his plea of guilt and in mitigation asked for forgiveness from the court.
The magistrate forgave him on condition that he would stop being troublesome and seek spiritual help if that would help put his life in order.
