A Machakos Court has jailed Stephen Ngila for 30 years after finding him guilty of chopping his wife, Jackline Mwende’s hands, in 2016.
Machakos man who chopped wife’s hands jailed for 30 years
The ruling was made on Tuesday
Stephen Ngila and his brutalised wife, Jackline Mwende
Recommended articles
The ruling was made by Senior Resident Magistrate Brenda Bartoo on Tuesday at the Machakos Law Courts.
Mr Ngila was charged with an attempted murder.
Ngila is said to have chopped off his wife's hands because she could not bear him a child, this is despite several fertility tests showing that he was the one who had reproductive health issues.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: news@pulselive.co.ke
Recommended articles
Leaders of Islamic State and Al Qaeda killed within a span of 24 hours
Mike Sonko reacts to court clearing swearing-in of Anne Kananu
Yahoo Boy jailed in Edo for pretending to be James Bond actor
3 CSs host Raila in Nyamira County for major Harambee
Police launch manhunt for man who assaulted his 90-year-old mother in Makueni
1 dead: How Komothai Girls defended themselves after boys invaded their dorm
New closing time for Bars and Restaurants, CS clarifies on wearing masks
Police act after bombing incident at Boniface Mwangi's Machakos home