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Kenyan teenager gets one year probation for manslaughter

A 19-year-old teenager will serve one year of probation after admitting that he unintentionally killed a 12-year-old boy for calling him by his nickname.

The accused, labeled as RMM, was first charged with assault on March 19 last year but this was later changed to murder. But following a plea bargaining agreement between the Form Three student and the state, the murder charge was reduced to manslaughter.

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