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Syombua's murder: Peter Mugure trial postponed again
Former military officer Peter Mwaura Mugure at the Nyeri Law Courts on December 17, 2019 over the murder of his estranged wife Joyce Syombua and her two children. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Mugure, a former Kenya Air Force Major, is accused of killing Joyce Syombua, her 11-year-old daughter Shanice Maua and her son Prince Michael, 5.
- When the matter came up at the High Court on Friday, the State told the court that Mr Mugure was not ready to answer to the murder charge because his mental assessment report was unavailable.
- Mr Mugure was first scheduled to answer to the murder charge on December 5 but he did not, for lack of a mental assessment report.
- He was taken back to court on December 17 but he did not plead to the charge on grounds that he had not been assessed by a psychiatrist at Nyeri Referral Hospital.
The trial of former military officer Peter Mwaura Mugure following the murder of his estranged wife and two children has been delayed as his plea taking has been deferred for the third time.
Mr Mugure, a former Kenya Air Force Major, is accused of killing Joyce Syombua, her 11-year-old daughter Shanice Maua and her son Prince Michael, 5.
