{"id":184598,"date":"2024-05-30T09:03:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/30\/suspect-sentenced-for-locking-up-assaulting-and-raping-mama-fua\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T09:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:03:37","slug":"suspect-sentenced-for-locking-up-assaulting-and-raping-mama-fua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/30\/suspect-sentenced-for-locking-up-assaulting-and-raping-mama-fua\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect Sentenced For Locking Up, Assaulting and Raping ‘Mama Fua’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"\"\"The court on Monday, May 27, 2024, convicted a man who was found guilty of assaulting and raping his domestic worker, locally known as \u2018Mama Fua\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to case details, the suspect \u2013 Simon Mwita Mwere \u2013 locked up the victim, identified only as \u201cH\u201d, beat her up, and sexually abused her.<\/p>\n

Njeri wa Migwi, a Kenyan human rights defender and founder of the Usikimye Foundation, an organization that offers refuge and assistance to victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kenya, announced the significant breakthrough in the case.<\/p>\n

Throughout the legal proceedings, the organization supported the victim and ensured attendance at every court session, despite the challenges.<\/p>\n

The Court sentenced the accused to 27 years in prison; \u201cHaving considered all the above mentioned factors and the circumstances surrounding this case and the amount of time the Accused Person has spent in custody, I hereby sentence the Accused Person, Simon Mwita Mwere to 27 years imprisonment with effect from today the 27th day of May 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n

Njeri wa Migwi noted that through-out the trial they concealed the victim\u2019s identity as they prioritized protecting her privacy and safety. She also mentioned that the suspect had issued threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cH is a mama fua who was asked to wash clothes for a client, but was locked in, beaten, abused & raped her. We walked this journey with H and yesterday was sentencing. We never missed court, accompanied her. He threatened us all. We kept on. 27 years in jail. Fin,\u201d<\/em> the human rights activist tweeted.<\/p>\n

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This is H<\/p>\n

H is a mama fua who was asked to wash clothes for a client, but was locked in, beaten, abused & raped her.<\/p>\n

We walked th6is journey with H and yesterday was sentencing. We never missed court, accompanied her. He threatened us all. We kept on.<\/p>\n

27 years in jail. Fin. pic.twitter.com\/lJnPAzsc8P<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Njeri Wa Migwi\u2122 (@NjeriWaMigwi) May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n