A 52-year old man from Malaba in Teso north sub county, Busia County has been jailed for life by a Busia court after being found guilty of defiling and injuring a 4-year old girl one year ago.
Habert Ateri Masika was convicted by Busia principal magistrate Samson Temu for defiling and dumping the girl in the bush in Malaba on 8th January 2018. Temu termed the act by the accused as inhumane and unlawful, “You took her into your house, defiled her and later at midnight took her into the bush and left her to die but lucky enough God saved her.”
He noted that the evidence produced in court against him was watertight and indisputable, “The child told the court clearly how you took her to your house, defiled her and took her to a nearby bush where you left her there warning her that you would kill her if she revealed anything. Her pant was found in your house and your boss whom you work for also testified against you. The prosecution also brought other witnesses including the woman who picked the girl in the bush in the morning and who testified that she had not known the child before. The doctor’s report also proved that indeed you had slept with the child and injured her severely. Such people like you are supposed to be taken away from the ordinary people in the society and therefore I hand you life imprisonment,” he ruled.
The child’s mother hailed the court for the ruling which she said had given her peace of mind, “For the last one year I have been seeking justice in this court since my daughter was defiled and injured but today am so happy and comforted that the court has jailed the accused for life. We treated the girl and she was healed and now she is in grade one.”