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Kenyan court jails Italian man for life for defiling 3-year-old adopted son

The defilement convict will serve life in jail at the Kisumu Maximum Prison. [Harold Odhiambo, Standard]

A 50-year-old Italian national has been sentenced to life in jail by a Kisumu court for defiling his 3-year-old adopted son.

The Kisumu Magistrate's Court heard that the accused committed the crime at Manyatta Estate in Kisumu County on February 15, 2022.

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