Maid involved in killing of her employer, baby to undergo test

A woman suspected to have killed her employer and the latter's three-month-old son in Muhoroni last June failed to take plea.

This is after the prosecution asked Senior Resident Magistrate Winfred Onkunya on Monday for more time to allow a psychiatric test to be done on the suspect.

Jackline Auma, reportedly fled to Uganda after committing the killings.

Monday, Auma, dressed in a pink jacket and black skirt, stood quiet in the dock.

The case will be mentioned on September 25, when she is also expected to take plea.

In the case, she is accused of stabbing Elizabeth Achieng' to death and strangling her son.

The bodies of the victims were found in the house by neighbours after attempts by Achieng's husband and workmates to reach her were futile.

A detective leads Jackline Auma to a courtroom in Kisumu on September 17, 2018 after she was nabbed in Uganda where she escaped to take refuge after being suspected to have killed her employer and son in Muhoroni in June this year. [Denish Ochieng/Standard]