A warrant of arrest has been issued against a doctor for failing to
appear in court on several instances to testify in a case of sodomy.
The case has accused a 43 year old father of sodomizing his seven year
old son four years ago .
The Makadara court declare that yesterday was its last adjournment and expected was slowed down by the doctors requirement to testify.
The case which began in the year 2009 has seen atleast 17 hearing
dates of which the doctor from Nairobi Womens hospital has failed to
appear before the court despite being bonded seeverally.
Prosecutor Leonard Kurgat applied for the doctors arrest saying " Your
honor the doctor does not take the court seriously and has shown
disrespect to the case."
The case has prosecuted the boys father on two counts that of
sodomising with an alternative of indecent touching him on diverse
dates between 10th and 29th July of 2009.
He was arrested when a female neighbour at Korogocho area, noticed the
boy had a strange walk in the morning of 29th July in 2009.
The boy confessed to the woman that her father had been sodomising him
in the night for at least three months in a raw.
Medical records from the same hospital indicate the child was sexually
violated and had assault wounds in his private parts.
Senior Principal Magistrate Timothy Okello obliged to application made
by prosecution for the doctors arrest where the Muthangari OCS is set
to effect the orders.
So far atleast three witnesses were listed whereby the Doctors
response had caused a delay.
The case will be heared on November 21st.
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