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| The boy father at the court today |
Duncan Ndiema was expected to take plea today but the court was informed that he had been hospitalized after developing Covid-19 symptoms.
He is said to have committed the offense on March 30,2020 at Kiamaiko Area Huruma Area within Nairobi.
High Court Judge Daniel Ogembo differed a plea against Ndiema after his lawyer Danstan Omari requested thecourt to postpone it till next week.
“My client developed Covid-19 disease related symptoms and is at Mbagathi hospital waiting for necessary tests and results,” added Omari.
Omari added that Covid-19 is a sensitive disease and proposed another date for plea taking.
At the same time the prosecution requested the court to issue a warrant of arrest or summons against the suspect to ensure he appears in court and plead to charges.
The prosecution insisted that if Ndiema is indeed sick with Corona-virus, the state will facilitate his stay.
Judge Ogembo directed IPOA to investigate the condition of the accused adding that depending on the outcome of the medical report the police officer should appear physically or virtually to take plea.
“The defense should table all the tests records of the accused before the court,” Ogembo directed.
It is said that the bullet hit the boy as he stood on the balcony of his family’shome with his siblings.
The police officers were patroling the crowded neighborhood, enforcing Kenya’s new corona-virus curfew.
Thematter will be mentioned on June 23/2020.
