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Suspect sentenced for escaping police custody

A suspect who escaped police custody on Monday was sentenced to 6 months in prison before Resident Magistraate Martha Agutu in Kisumu Law Courts.

The court heard that on August 27, 2018 when Stephen Onyancha was being escorted to the court cells after taking a plea of not guilty escaped and run away from the custody of police officer George Omondi and Sergeant Stanley Mwanja, jumping over the court walls.

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