Florence Odhiambo: A Mother’s Cry, a Son’s Testimony, a Father’s Defence

Florence Odhiambo Okinyo was the deceased in Republic v John Okinyo Otieno, a murder case arising from events of July 2022 in Siaya County, Kenya. The post-mortem examination established death due to blunt force trauma. The accused, her husband, was charged with murder under sections 203 and 204 of the Penal Code. In 2025, the High Court of Kenya held that the prosecution had proved the unlawful act, causation, and malice aforethought beyond reasonable doubt, and entered a conviction for murder. The case is cited in legal discussions on circumstantial evidence, domestic homicide, and the doctrine of “last seen with the deceased.”

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