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Elderly mother’s tears earns killer son free bond

An elderly mother’s cry led a Nairobi court to free her son who was charged with manslaughter.

The mother argued that her accused son Erick Oginga, 22, was her only remaining son after the other one died unintentionally at his (Oginga’s) hands and, imprisoning him would add to her agony.

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