A 30 year old mother was set free with a personal bond of sh 100,000 after facing charges of neglecting her six month old baby .
Monica Wairimu was arrested and charged for being cruel and neglecting her child.She was accused of denying the child food while being drunk and careless for three months.
She was released by a Makadara court after denying the charges and defending herself and her husband in court. She told the court her family was facing financial crisis and were forced to seek shelter at a friends place.
Wairimu allegedly neglected the baby and caused the child's health to suffer between February 1st and April 4th at Zimmerman estate.
But she told the magistrate the case was a conspiracy by a female friend to separate her from her husband. The court heard that the parents were denied access to the baby since the mothers arrest on April 4th. The baby was in the care of officers at Kasarani station without a children s officer representative in court.
Senior Principal Magistrate Timothy Okello released the mother from custody because there was no child officer in court or prosecution witnesses . He further ordered for the child to be brought in court on 19 th April this month.The magistrate emphasised that children's officer should appear in court at all times because of children's safety.
The free bond was for the child's interest as there was no clear indication of the babies custody by police officers.
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