Teacher jailed for life in Kenya for raping, infecting 9-year-old pupil
A teacher in Kenya will spend the rest of his life in jail for raping a 9-year-ild student.
The primary school teacher, Charles Ndung’u was found guilty by a Magistrates Court of defiling and infecting the student with a sexually transmitted disease.
Standardmedia reports that Ndung’u defiled the girl, a Standard One pupil, at his home in Mirangine on July 27, 2014.
Ndung’u taught Standard Seven and Eight pupils at Tumaini Primary School in Mirangine sub-county, Nyandarua County.
The victim had said in her testimony that she and her brother “were delivering vegetables to the teacher’s house” and he attacked her.
“My brother left the house and the teacher, who looked drunk, dragged me, took me to his room, undressed me, and defiled me. I screamed and a neighbour came to rescue me,” she is quoted to have said.
Doctors confirmed that tests showed she had suffered injuries and bruises and also tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
Resident Magistrate Eunice Kelly said the prosecution had proven beyond doubt that Ndung’u was guilty of the crime.
