Former police boss handed life sentence over murder
The High Court in Mombasa handed a former senior police officer a life imprisonment for civilian's murder.
The High Court in Mombasa handed a former senior police officer a life imprisonment for civilian’s murder.
Yunus Athman was the officer commanding the Likoni Police Station at the time of Mbaraka Maitha Omar.
The 20-year-old was shot dead at his home in Likoni’s Mwenza Village in 2018.
Athman and his colleagues had gone to arrest the deceased over alleged theft of livestock.
The sentence was handed on Friday, February 13, by Lady Justice Wendy Kagendo Micheni over 20 witnesses were lined up to testify against the suspects.
The prosecution, led by Ngiri Wangui, indicated to the court how evidence placed Athman at the scene of crime.
“The trial also exposed concerns over police conduct and alleged attempts to obscure the circumstances of the shooting, with multiple witnesses confirming that the deceased was unarmed and did not pose a danger,” the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said.
According to the prosecution, the convict fired several shots despite the deceased not having resisted arrest.
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In delivering the sentence, the judge explained that the court had weighed the mitigation factors, the pre‑sentence report, and the victim impact statement before deciding on a life term without release.
The court noted that as a police officer, the offender was legally bound to safeguard life but instead resorted to unlawful force against an unarmed civilian.
The judge stressed that misuse of state authority undermines justice and therefore warrants a punishment that deters similar conduct.
The victim’s relatives told the court they continue to endure emotional distress from the killing, calling it a malicious act and a betrayal of public confidence.
Finally, the judge instructed Athman to file any appeal against both the conviction and sentence within 14 days.
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