Man Rapes Cow, Bags 14-Year Sentence

A 35-year-old Kenyan man has
been sentenced to 14 years in
prison for raping a cow.
Jackson Karuga is said to have allegedly engaged
in the act with his neighbor's cow.
Issuing the ruling in a court in the central part of
Kenya, Principal Magistrate Wendy Micheni
Kagendo said the evidence adduced by five
witnesses, including a veterinary officer, was
direct and concrete.
The cow's owner, Ann Wanjiru, told the court that
on the day she had gone to milk her cow at 5:00
when she saw a pair of trousers at the shed's
entrance. She later saw Karuga busy in the act,
though he did not see her.
Wanjiru said she left the scene and went to alert
neighbors who caught Karuga with his pants
down.
In mitigation, Karuga said his bachelorhood
forced him to commit the offence. He added that
he was living under stress since his father passed
away last year and that he could not afford to
marry.
Karuga further claimed that he was providing
school fees for his siblings and taking care of his
ailing mother.
However, the magistrate dismissed his mitigation
saying that the fact that he was not married did
not mean he would have married the cow, and
that it was not reason enough for him to resort
to bestiality.
She condemned the act saying bestiality cases
are rampant in the region and a deterrent is
needed. The magistrate further said the cases of
bestiality are a sign of moral decay in the society
and the sentence would serve as deterrent to
others with similar plans.