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Policewoman sentenced to 35 years for shooting husband to death

By Lynn Kolongei | Dec. 19, 2024
Constable Lilian Biwott before the High Court in Eldoret during sentencing for the murder of her husband Victor Kipchumba, on December 17, 2024. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

A police woman has been sentenced to 35 years in jail for killing her husband.

The High Court in Eldoret convicted Constable Lilian Biwott for shooting her husband Victor Kipchumba 12 times, killing him on the spot in the October 14, 2023 incident.

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