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Woman gets six years in prison for murder of son

Alice Njoki Mugwe at the Milimani law courts Wednesday where she was sentenced to six years in prison for killing her son, Peter Mugo, on July 29, 2009 at Nyambari trading centre in Kiambu County. [PHOTO: EVANS HABIL/STANDARD]

By WILFRED AYAGA

Kiambu, Kenya: A 27-year-old woman who killed her son and dumped his body in a pit latrine will spend six years in prison, the High Court ruled Wednesday.

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