A married Kenyan man has been convicted for stealing a woman’s panties.
An Embu court found Pius Mugendi guilty of stealing the panties while the woman was asleep with her husband on May 28, 2021 at Mikimbi village in Kenya.
Mugendi reportedly broke into the building of Juliet Mawia and stole six inner pants valued at Sh1,500.
Mawia told the court that she noticed one of her garments had fallen near the window at around 3:00 am. She woke up her husband.
A CCTV footage showed that an intruder had entered the building at around 11:00 pm.
‘We noticed someone with a wire picking the innerwear and had a green paper bag. He tried to evade the CCTV but was captured’, she narrated in court.
Juliet Mawia stated that it had rained, so she and her husband followed the footprints to the house of Mugendi (the accused) who she had known for more than 20 years.
The accused first denied being the one captured by the CCTV, claiming it was a mistaken identity.
Pius Mugendi was fined Sh80,000 for ‘engaging in disrespectful and annoying deeds’.
If he defaults,Mugendi will serve one year in prison.
Before being convicted, the accused pleaded for mercy, saying ‘I have a wife and children’.
His plea touched the heart of the magistrate necessitating the lenient sentence.
SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
