Teacher accused of beating 10 year old pupil to death detained

Deputy head teacher Njuguna Maina in court yesterday. [Photo: Kibata Kihu/Standard]

A primary school teacher accused of beating a pupil to death in Laikipia County has been detained for 14 days.
Mr Venezio Njuguna Maina is said to have severely beaten 10-year-old Joy Wagithi, who succumbed to injuries three days later.

Nanyuki Senior Resident Magistrate Evans Ngige allowed the police to hold the suspect after the prosecution sought more time to, among other things, carry out a postmortem on the girl’s body.