Two suspects in magistrate’s daughter murder fail to take plea

Benson Kimathi Marangu (right) and Francis Otundo in court on October 2, 2018. The two will now take plea on November 2 at the Chuka Law Courts. [File, Standard]

Two people accused of the murder of a daughter of a magistrate failed to take plea for the second time after the High Court dismissed their medical report.

Justice Robert Limo said the mental assessment reports for Benson Kimathi Marangu, a former prison warder at Kangeta Prison, and Francis Otudo prepared at the Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital on October 4, 2018, were faulty.