PREMIUM Family welcomes death sentence for man who killed wife, son and two relatives Families of those who were murdered say the judgment has finally delivered justice after years of anguish. Kisumu Just now Listen
More than two years later, the family of the four relatives brutally murdered has welcomed the High Court’s decision sentencing the killer to death, saying the judgment has finally delivered justice after years of anguish.
Justice Joe Omido on Monday sentenced Shem Akuku Otieno, alias Daddy, to death after he pleaded guilty to four counts of murder arising from the killings of his seven-year-old son, Joseph Ouma Akuku, his 26-year-old pregnant wife, Emily Adhiambo Akuku, his 74-year-old uncle, Thomas Odula Nyameche, and his 56-year-old aunt, Mary Kuya Otieno.
Article On the evening of February 24, 2024, Nyang’oma Village in Muhoroni sub-County descended into horror as Shem Akuku moved from one homestead to another, killing four members of his own family.
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