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Woman who poisoned her three children was depressed, court told

Purity Cherono, 32, admitted to poisoning her children at their home in Keringet, Kuresoi North, on August 13, 2019. [iStockphoto]

A woman charged with killing her six-year-old daughter through poisoning was mentally disturbed, a Nakuru court has been told.

A probation report presented before Ms Nancy Makau, the deputy registrar of the High Court, on Thursday indicated that Purity Cherono poisoned her three children due to family problems. two survived. She was pregnant with a fourth child at that time.

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