JUST IN: Teacher Acquitted of Attempted Murder, Sentenced to Fine or Jail for Beating Pupil 107 Times 

  A teacher from Nyamira has been fined Kes.300,000 for caning a pupil 107 times, with a three-year jail term in place if he fails to pay the fine. The court dropped the attempted murder charge that was initially brought against the teacher by the prosecution. The incident occurred on March 26, 2023, when the teacher allegedly beat the minor severely for misplacing his school uniform. Investigating officers initially filed assault charges, but after reviewing the case, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) upgraded the charges to attempted murder. However, in her ruling, Keroka High Court Magistrate Eunice Nyuthu acquitted 29-year-old
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