A man who admitted to killing his father has been released from prison after five years.
The Kabarnet High Court released KB, as he was identified in court documents, last week after the accused reached a plea bargain with the prosecution.
The prosecution agreed to prefer the lesser charge of manslaughter to which KB pleaded guilty.
KB narrated to the police how he had attacked the father before hanging him. He was arrested by members of public on the October 19, 2015 and taken to Kabarnet police station.
On the October 17, 2015, at about 3pm the accused returned home from a drinking spree and found his father alone in the house.
He demanded that the father should give him a share of his land but old man informed him that he should wait for his other brothers to discuss the issue.
The accused became impatient. He picked up a piece of timber and hit his father all over the body.
KB realized what he had done when his father became unconscious. He took a rope and hanged him in his bedroom.
On October 18, 2015, a neighbour named William Kipyegon discovered the body and called the area assistant chief who called the police.
Police visited the scene and the body of the deceased was taken to Baringo County Referral Hospital where postmortem was done on October 26, 2015.
The cause of death was found to be respiratory failure due to lung collapse from blunt force trauma.
KB was taken to court and charged with the offence of murder which has later reduced to manslaughter.
KB was kept in custody for almost five years from November 4, 2015 as the case was ongoing.
In a report presented to court, the family said they agreed in a meeting that since the accused committed the offence under the influence of alcohol and was now remorseful over the deed, they should request the court to release him.”
Kabarnet High Court Justice Edward Muriithi released KB from custody stating that the five years served were sufficient.
