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Jail term for woman who killed foster mother reduced by 18 years

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A woman who killed her foster mother had a sentence reduced by 18 years after a successful appeal.

Benedette Njoki Gachinga will now serve 12 years in jail after the Court of Appeal reviewed the sentence that had been handed to her by the High Court.

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