Inside James went and she banged the door behind him. This is the time he saw hell. The noise from the door echoed around the small dark cube in the name of a room without anywhere to escape through. The room was almost twelve feet high and had a small window the size of an A4 paper at the very top.
This automatically put sunlight and fresh air in the tertiary class of necessities. He could hardly see the person next to him. His eyes had not yet adjusted to the darkness in the cube. In fact, the room was so dark that he could hardly tell day and night. This was not all. The odor from the room was to another level. It smelled so awful. This was because; the room did not only serve as a holding cell but also the sanitation. There was a small bucket at one end of the room and that was the sanitation.
Still in this confusion, he heard someone clear his throat. His heart almost touched his toes. His hair stood still and despite the cube being as cold as ice, he started swea
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Without waste of any second, she left the station and headed to her uncle’s place. They were lucky that, her uncle lived in the town and it was in this town that James’ College was. From the Central police Station of Malaba town to her uncle’s place was just a thirty-minute drive.She boarded a bus at the Malaba Bus station and travelled to her uncle’s place. Being on a Sunday, majority of the people who had come for the service in town were travelling from town to their homes. The bus did not take long at the station and it was full. They drove off and thirty minutes later, she was at her uncle’s place.From the bus stop to her uncle’s house was a ten minute walking distance. She alighted and walked. Ten minutes later, she was at her uncle’s gate. She was extremely tired but had finally arrived to her destination.In Credo, Law was one of the best paying jobs one could ever get. Her uncle Jude was among the top lawyers
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“Well, as you said my dear, people can do crazy things for love and revenge as well, especially girls. The fact that she is Vero’s friend makes her more likely to do it,” said Jude.“I do agree with you. Just go and see the boy and hear the story from him. I really pity the boy. Just like the friend, you told us about. The one accused of raping a student,” said Maria in shock.“Actually aunt, he is the friend I was telling you about. He is the one accused of raping a student. We fell in love. He is my boyfriend,” said Vero.Oh poor James! Life has really taken a toll on him. I really pity the young man. It is sad how someone can be so unlucky. God have mercy on him,” said Maria in pain.“Life is indeed unfair sometimes but the good thing is, he is a believer and God must be by his side. He will surely get him out of the troubles. Just pray, we win the case. We should be going Vero,” said Jude as
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The following day came and, it was time for James and his cellmates to be taken to court. In the lorry, they got and away they drove under tight guard. After a short while, they were already at the court. They alighted and shown where to stay in wait for their trials. This morning, James could not meet with Vero. The only person he could meet with before the case was Jude, his lawyer.Jade went to see him to update him on what they had and to encourage him. Jade had already prepared the questions and the defending speech in the court. Since Jade was one of the very best in the town, James had a reason to smile. He knew that Jade would not let him go down the drain for a crime he did not commit.On the other side, Carol being the plaintiff was also to be at the courts this day. She also had found herself a lawyer to represent her. She seemed happy and confident that she was to win the case. More so, she was happy that she was about to get revenge on James and Vero. By t
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JUDGE: Objection overruled. You may proceed with the question.JADE: Thank you your honor. So, Susan, you say that, you believed what Carol told you because she was your friend and hurt, right?SUSAN: Yes. Carol is my friend and I believed her every word. She also looked to be in pain and she was half-naked with her inner clothes torn.JADE: Did you notice anything apart from what you have just told the court?SUSAN: No, that is all that I saw.JADE: So, there was no blood on Carol’s clothes or torn inner wears?TIMON: Objection your honor. It is obvious for the victim who is Carol in this case to bleed after James forced himself on her.JADE: Your honor, it is necessary for the witness to state whether she saw the blood on any of Carol’s clothes when she met her.JUDGE: Objection overruled. You may proceed with the question.JADE: Thank you your honor. So… Susan, did you see any blood on Carol&r
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After Susan and Damaris finished giving their testimony, it was time for Carol to give her side of the story. She was the plaintiff. The prosecutor called her to the stand. As usual, she started by saying her names and swearing that she was to tell the truth. She placed her right hand on the Bible and went ahead to swear. After she was done, it was time for her to give her story.TIMON: Can you please tell the court your official name as it appears on your I.D card.CAROL: My name is Caroline Njema Mutuku.TIMON: Carol, can you tell the court what happened on Friday afternoon.CAROL: I had just finished my classes and got back to my hostel room. My friends and roommates had gone out and therefore, I was alone in the room. As I was tidying our room, I heard a knock at the door. I went forward to open. It was James. I welcomed him inside. He asked me of Vero’s ware bouts and I told him that, she had gone out. He tried to call her but her
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After Carol gave her side of the story, it was time for James to give his side of the story too. The court clerk read him his rights and he decided to cross over to the other side to the witness stand. At this stand, he was sworn and he was viable to be asked questions. He was sworn by his counselor and on he went to tell his story.JADE: Can you please tell the court your full name as indicated on your I.D Card?JAMES: My name is James Mwendi Kaburia.JADE: Can you tell the court where you were and what happened on the afternoon of Friday last week?JAMES: Yes. I had just come from my morning classes and had no other lesson that day. Since it was a weekend, I decided to surprise my girlfriend by visiting her without telling her. I left my hostel and walked to Vero’s hostel. When I arrived in their room, I knocked and the door was answered. I met Carol, who was busy doing her tidiness. I greeted her and asked her of Vero’s ware bouts. She told
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JAMES: It is because no one was in the rooms. Being on a weekend, they had all gone out to various places. If I had escaped, how then did the police find me in the room when they arrested me?TIMON: How then did your shirt end up torn and with bloodstains in the hands of Carol.JUDE: Objection your honor.JUDGE: Objection overruled. Answer the question please.JAMES: I cannot know how she got the shirt blood stained and torn but what I do know is I had left it with my girlfriend Vero when I visited her.TIMON: You say you did not force yourself on her but the results from the hospital indicate otherwise. How is this, James?JAMES: Well, I did say that I slept with Carol but she claimed to love me and begged me to do it. What I did not do is force myself on her. Whatever that happened after I left the hostel, I cannot explain.TIMON: Are you saying that Carol is lying to the court?JAMES: No. I have not said such words. What I a
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After the two weeks were over, it was time for the verdict by the jury. James, Vero and Jude went to the court for the listening of the verdict. Carol and Timon too were present for the hearing. The results from the hospital had been done and given to the court. This day, there was no listening of the case anymore but the final verdict by the jury. After a short while of waiting, the judge entered and the hearing session began. The judge read the jury’s verdict.JUDGE: The final hearing of the case of Caroline Njema Mutuku against James Mwendi Kaburia. The test results from the hospital were forwarded to the court as requested and the jury was able to come up with the verdict for this case. From the testimonies that were given against James in this court, it is clear that, none of the witnesses actually witnessed the incident. Therefore, it was hard for the court to prove that in deed James forced himself on Carol. However, the results from the hospital sh
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