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Mother gets eight years for planning to kill son, self

Halima Sheillah Bwakali during a past court proceeding. [File, Standard]

A 26-year-old woman has been slapped with an eight-year jail term after she pleaded guilty to attempted murder and attempted suicide.

Kakamega Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng’ overlooked a probation report recommending that she be put on a non-custodial sentence to enable her undergo psychological counselling.

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