Court gavel/FILEA man was Friday charged in court with an offense of assaulting his sister. Abdiaziz Abdullahi Hassan was presented before Makadara magistrate Caroline Mugo and denied the assault charges.
It was claimed in the count facing him that on January 2, 2025, at about 6.30 pm at Jam Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi, he unlawfully caused grievous harm to his sister.
Hassan surrendered himself to the police for questioning at the Nairobi Area Regional DCI headquarters on Tuesday ahead of the plea taking.
In a police report, his 23-year-old sister alleged that Hassan assaulted her during a quarrel at their home.
The fight was reportedly caused by her sister`s trip to Uganda on December 26, to which she told police that the visit was to see her friends, which allegedly some of her family members were opposed to.
Hassan told the police that his family had reported a case of their missing sister two days after her departure and filed a report at Garissa Police Station under OB number 31/28/12/2024.
"I acted to prevent what I feared might be a case of human trafficking. I feared that my sister could become a victim of a trafficking network that targets individuals and takes them to Libya," Hassan said in the police report.
The sister said the police stopped her at the Busia border, arrested her, and forced her to return home.
"Upon my return, my brother attacked me, and I was later taken to the hospital, where I was treated for injuries on my eyes, ribs, head, and abdomen," she said.
The accused asked the court to release him on lenient bail terms, adding that he had affixed abode and would attend court sessions whenever required to.
He was released on a bond of Sh80,000 or, alternatively, pay a cash bail of Sh30,000.
The case will be mentioned after two week`s time, and a hearing is to be held on April 30.
