Job Mongere Bonyi a 19 years old man has been charged for assaulting a police officer by striking his head and destroying his phone
Job Mongere Bonyi who was arraigned and charged at Milimani law courts is alleged that on June 22, 2021, at Tassia within Nairobi county assaulted corporal Orodi a police officer who at the time of arrest was on duty.
Job was charged of unlawfully damaging a mobile phone as indicated in the count two of the charge sheet.
“Job Mongere Bonyi you are charged that on June 22, 2021, at Tassia within Nairobi county willfully and unlawfully damaged a mobile phone make Tecno valued at ksh15,000 the property of corporal Orodi” read count two of the charge sheet.
Mongere is also alleged to have committed an offence of robbery with violence. The particulars of the offence are that on May 19, 2021 at about 9pm along Mbagathi highway within Nairobi county jointly with others who were not before court.
It is alleged that they were armed with stones at the time they robbed Christine Kalekye OPPO mobile phone, Sh20,000, ATM cards and ID card all valued at ksh40,000.
He faces a total of four counts ranging from robbery with violence, malicious damage of property, assault causing actual bodily harm and resisting arrest.
He pleaded not guilty before Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku, and asked the court to release him on free bond, saying its the police officer who assaulted him and he’s in need medical attention.
The magistrate ordered the suspect to be taken to hospital before releasing him on bail.
