Kisii court to visit scene where baby Sagini’s eyes were gouged out

A court sitting in Kisii will on Friday next week move to baby Sagini’s home at Ikuruma village, Marani sub-county, to conduct a hearing from the scene including the cross-examination of the Investigating Officer and one other witness.

This comes after Senior Principal Magistrate Christine Ogweno ordered that the court be moved to the scene of crime as it clinches the climax of the hearing proceedings.

Magistrate Ogweno ordered officers at Rioma Police Station to provide maximum security to the court attendants as well as the three accused persons involved in the matter.

The Kisii Central Police Station OCS was also ordered to move the three suspects to Rioma Police Station on the said day to allow them attend the session.

In the case, three suspects; Alex Ochogo (cousin), Rael Nyakerario (grandmother) and Pacificah Nyakerario (aunt), are accused of gouging out Baby Sagini's eyes on December 13, 2022 at Ikuruma Village.

The trio was on January 18 charged with attempted murder which later changed to causing grievous bodily harm according to Section 4 of the Penal Code after the prosecution made an application to the court to amend the charges.

Baby Sagini last week told the Kisii Law Courts that his grandmother – Rael Nyakerario – is the one who gouged out his eyes.

During the virtual cross-examination on March 10, baby Sagini, who is under State protection together with his sister, said that his grandmother gouged out his eyes using her hands and dumped him at a maize plantation.