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Boy, 12, found guilty of murdering 'girlfriend' in Nakuru

Minor charged with murder.

A 12-year-old boy who claimed to have been directed by a stranger to stab his girlfriend has been found guilty of murder.

The Standard Three pupil from Kibuyu village in Magumu was found guilty of stabbing his classmate, Mary Wairimu, 11, to death on July 5, 2016, by High Court judge Christine Meoli. The boy denied the charge.

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