{Nyarugenge court of high instance has ruled that the 17 year old girl who was accused of beating and hurting her teacher be subjected to a one year suspended sentence and pay a fine of Rwf 50,000.}
The suspended sentence means the girl is going to be integrated in ordinary life but can be called to serve time of one year in case she is caught and found guilty of committing another offense where the one year would be added to the new sentence. The accused is allowed to appeal the court’s decision in not more than 30 days.
Nkusi Faustin, the spokesperson of the prosecution recently told IGIHE that they had requested for a two year sentence for the girl and a fine of Rwf 100,000 saying there is ample evidences showing that the culprit willingly committed the crime.
The court was lenient to the teenager, citing facts; she experienced trauma throughout her growth, she’s a minor, has a sick mother and been brought before courts of law for the first time.
The trial was held in camera as the accused is still a minor.
The case has been pursued since 25th August 2015 when information was spread in Kigali that a teenage girl in Collège Saint André had hit hard her teacher on the head.
Lawyers of the accused Ms Karangwayire Epiphanie and Ms Habimana Pie had earlier presented before the court that there was evidence to the teacher as being seductive, luring her into sexual acts for free marks.
He took her to an old laboratory where the teenager went with a knife for self protection, putting it to use when the teacher tried to force her into having sex with him.
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