36-year-old woman jailed for life for attacking her husband with acid

Vernicia Ruguru was yesterday, September 9, found
guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by an
embu court for burning her husband, Patrick Njue
with acid on July 16, 2012 in Embu North, Kenya.
The 36-year-old claimed she committed the offense
in self-defense, after the husband attempted to
splash the acid on her. However, Principal Magistrate
Robinson Oigara dismissed the claim stating that she
would have sustained some injuries if that was the
case.

On the day of the incident, the defendant is said to
have prepared the children for school, completed her
house chores then later walked into their bedroom
where Patrick was lying in bed, and splashed acid on
him. She then locked the door and escaped only for
the neighbours to hear screams from the house,
before coming to Njue's rescue.

Evidence presented in court proved that on hearing
the husband was still alive, she rushed to the hospital
Njue was admitted, in an attempt to finish her
mission. Vernicia Ruguru was sentenced to life in
prison but was granted 14 days to appeal the
judgement.



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