A Malindi court has acquitted a man of rape charges. Sikubali Chengo was accused of raping a woman at at Vivudani village in Malindi subcounty on March 17, 2012. The woman told the court Chengo broke into her house at 1am when she was alone and asleep. She said the man, whom she recognised as Chengo, held her throat and raped her. However, the medical doctor who examined the woman said she had no visible injuries. Upon vaginal examination, the doctor said there were no cuts, discharge, bleeding or tear. Malindi resident magistrate Caroline Nzibe said the prosecution failed to prove whether...
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