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Man convicted while mentally ill released after 34 years in prison

Phillip Bor (left) shakes hands with his lawyer Oscar Oduor. Bor was jailed in 1989 aged 18 when he was found guilty of murder. [Lynn Kolongei, Standard]

The High Court in Eldoret has set free a man who spent 34 years in prison after finding out that he was convicted while mentally ill.

Justice Reuben Nyakundi ordered that Philip Bor be released from prison after finding merit in his appeal.

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