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Elder Lister
A househelp has been convicted for stealing a gold ring worth $5,300 (Sh683,000) from an Australia-based nurse on holiday in Runda, Nairobi.
Violet Ndukwe Lijoodi, 28, admitted before a Milimani court on Monday to stealing the ring belonging to Norah Mitchell Were between August 3 and 8, 2024.
While sobbing uncontrollably, Lijoodi pleaded with Magistrate Rose Ndobi for mercy, stating that she sold the gold ring for Sh4,000 at Kawangware market.
The prosecution revealed that Norah was on holiday and staying with a relative at Runda Estate when the ring went missing.
“Your Honour, I beg for forgiveness from this court and Mama Norah, from whom I stole the ring. I did not know it was a valuable jewel to her. I confessed to her that it was me who opened her bag and stole it,” Lijoodi said.
She admitted to selling the ring to a second-hand dealer at Kawangware market and said she took the ring on August 3 before proceeding on her off days.
Lijoodi was arrested on August 8, 2024, and charged alongside Francis Mwima, 35.
Mwima denied the charges and was released on a bond of Sh1 million.
Upon conviction, Lijoodi asked Magistrate Ndobi for forgiveness, citing her ailing father and three children under her care.
“I did not know the worth of the ring until I was told,” she cried.
She explained that she sold the ring to cover medical bills for her father and support her children.
Magistrate Ndobi called for a pre-sentence report on the accused and remanded Lijoodi until September 5, 2024.
Violet Ndukwe Lijoodi, 28, admitted before a Milimani court on Monday to stealing the ring belonging to Norah Mitchell Were between August 3 and 8, 2024.
While sobbing uncontrollably, Lijoodi pleaded with Magistrate Rose Ndobi for mercy, stating that she sold the gold ring for Sh4,000 at Kawangware market.
The prosecution revealed that Norah was on holiday and staying with a relative at Runda Estate when the ring went missing.
“Your Honour, I beg for forgiveness from this court and Mama Norah, from whom I stole the ring. I did not know it was a valuable jewel to her. I confessed to her that it was me who opened her bag and stole it,” Lijoodi said.
She admitted to selling the ring to a second-hand dealer at Kawangware market and said she took the ring on August 3 before proceeding on her off days.
Lijoodi was arrested on August 8, 2024, and charged alongside Francis Mwima, 35.
Mwima denied the charges and was released on a bond of Sh1 million.
Upon conviction, Lijoodi asked Magistrate Ndobi for forgiveness, citing her ailing father and three children under her care.
“I did not know the worth of the ring until I was told,” she cried.
She explained that she sold the ring to cover medical bills for her father and support her children.
Magistrate Ndobi called for a pre-sentence report on the accused and remanded Lijoodi until September 5, 2024.
