Machakos: Woman Delivers Baby In Court After Being Acquitted In Son's Murder Case

• A heavily pregnant Virginia Mbinya Maingi was arrested and arraigned for the alleged murder of her one-and-a-half-year-old son
• Sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations found out that the suspected mother did not commit the capital crime
• Kithimani Law Courts Principal Magistrate Paul Matanda acquitted her of the murder case after finding out that the deceased died of starvation
• She started experiencing labour pains immediately after her acquittal, which prompted the court clerks to assist

Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.

Machakos - Kithimani Law Courts has acquitted a woman who was detained in connection with the death of her son.

Virginia Mbinya Maingi was brought before the court heavily pregnant on March 27 following her arrest, as suspicions arose regarding the death of her one-and-a-half-year-old son.

Why was Virginia Mbinya acquitted in the murder case?

After investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Principal Magistrate Paul Matanda acquitted Mbinya upon finding that her baby had died of starvation, as Citizen Digital reported.

Shortly after her acquittal, Mbinya experienced labour pains, prompting court clerks to assist.

They quickly covered her and called nurses from the nearby Kathimani dispensary.

The medical experts successfully delivered her baby girl, after which she was taken home by police once her condition stabilised.

Couple welcomes newborn baby at car park

In another story, a couple was delighted after welcoming their baby at a car pack, with the help of strangers.

The heavily expectant wife could not persevere when labour pains intensified while they were in the car.

This caused her husband to stop the car, other two men joined them in helping them give birth.

As luck would have it, one of the men jumped off the fence to get them a towel to wrap the baby before another woman joined the effort.

By the time the ambulance arrived to rush her to the hospital, she had successfully delivered her baby and moved on to thank the strangers.

Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke