A 17 year old boy was fined sh 20,000 for stealing personal items from his mothers house at Githurai estate in Nairobi.
The boy was charged before a Makdara court while the complainant was his Mother. He represented himself during the plea and affirmed to the charges.
The boy stole his mothers floor carpet and their house helps mobile phone all valued at ksh 9,000. He pleaded guilty to committing the offense between 5 th and 7th April the property of Beatrice Muthoni, contrary to section 268 of the penal code.
District Magistrate Nyongesa inquired if there was any mitigation before proceeding with the sentence. But the boy said he was fine without any personal problem.
Before he was fined the court made confirmations that he was a first offender. He fined ksh 20,000 with 14 days to submit failure of which he will face one year imprisonment.
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