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Monday 18 June 2012

MENTAL HOSPITAL DELAYS JUSTICE

The Mathari Mental hospital has failed to send a medical report to a court two weeks after a man nearly  attacked a Magistrate.

The medical report is supposed to determine weather the man is valid and fit enough to take his plea in court.

Alfred Mwangi still remains in custody without taking his plea for two weeks now.He was cahrged for burning down his mothers house on May 19th with indications of attepted suicide.

The court faild to take his plea when he appeared in court on May 21st  when he jumped from the dock and nearly attacked a Magistrate. He later told the court that he was a patient at Mathari mental hospital and had not taken medication for a while. He further revealed that he was hallucinating and wanted to go for checkup.

Soon after the drama Senior Resident Magistrate Theresia Mwangi said he would have to be escorted to Mathari mental hospital for checkup and a report produced before court.The report would guide the court on weather he would be conscious enough to take his plea.

However, after two mentions the goverment mental hospital has not established Mwangis status to a Makadara court.

During a press interview, Mwangi revealed that he would often see 'ginis'. They would chase him in the size of a pigmie covered in white hijabs.

 He remains in police custody awaiting the medical report inorder to take his plea.

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