Manchester Utd Supporter Sent To 6 Months In Prison For Damaging His Mother’s TV Set

Ronald Kipkemboi

Manchester Utd Supporter Sent To 6 Months In Prison For Damaging His Mother's TV Set

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">A young man believed to be a Manchester United supporter has been sentenced to 6 &lpar;six&rpar; months in jail for damaging his mother&&num;8217&semi;s TV sets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The young man identified as Ronald Kipkemboi was handed the sentence by Kibera resident magistrate William Tulel after pleading guilty on Wednesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;617919ab6d550&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-124704"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He was charged with willingly and unlawfully damaging two TV sets&comma; a 55-inch Haier and a 28-inch Sony Bravia belonging to his mother Ruth Chelimo in her house at Camp David in Lang’ata on Monday&comma; October 25&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The court heard that Kipkemboi had been dropped home by a boda boda rider and wanted his mother to pay for his ride&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; his mother did not have cash and opted to pay via M-Pesa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It is at this point that Kipkemboi started an argument with his mother over the mode of payment and claimed he was not loved by the family&period; He then destroyed a TV set in his mother’s sitting room and another in her bedroom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>She reported the matter to Lang’ata police station and Kipkemboi was arrested&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The two damaged TV sets were brought to court as exhibits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Kipkemboi admitted the facts of the case and claimed he should have gone for rehabilitation which had not happened&period; He was jailed without the option of a fine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>What&&num;8217&semi;s your thought on this piece&comma; we welcome your views in the comment section below&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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