Sunday, December 14, 2008

Run,Magistrate Run.


Magistrate flees for dear life




In these days of prison riots and inmates smearing warders with human waste, it may not be easy to get close to anyone behind bars.


That must be what went through the mind of a magistrate in Malindi when she fled her courtroom and hid in her chambers yesterday morning. She was startled when she discovered that a suspect had sneaked under her table.


Principal Magistrate Beatrice Jarden fled when she found the suspect inches from her seat. How Zawadi Kenga, an arson suspect, left the dock and went under the table, even with the presence of policemen and prison warders in the courtroom, could not be explained.


Ms Jarden locked herself in her office until the suspect was taken to the court cells.


When the court resumed 30 minutes later, the 17-year-old from Marafa Division was accused of setting houses on fire in Bore village .


He denied the charges and the now composed magistrate, ordered that he be subjected to a mental check up.
Additional Reporting By Paul

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