A man has denied assaulting his cousin and cutting off his hand over a protracted land dispute.
Jackson Musila, 28, is alleged to have attacked his relative Wycliffe Mboya on October 17, 2017 at their Kasani village in Kakamega County using a machete.
The accused, in his defence told Senior Resident Magistrate Erick Malesi that all prosecution witnesses who were his close relatives were biased since there is a pending land tussle.
“My father has received threats to surrender the land or rot in jail,” he said.
Judgement is scheduled for July 6.
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