A man has been slapped with a life imprisonment sentence by Kithimani Law Courts for defiling two minors.

In a statement by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the culprit identified as Isiah Maweu Lucas is said to have committed the heinous crime in Athi River.

Principal Magistrate Khapoya was informed that the middle-aged man enticed the youngsters by offering to give them fish from the River Athi only for the grandmother and neighbour to stumble upon the two victims, unclothed, hidden in a dense patch ofbushes

"Kithimani Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Hon Khapoya today sentenced a middle-aged man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of defiling two minors contrary to section 8(1)(2) of the Sexual Offences Act.

"The court heard that Isiah Maweu Lucas lured the minors with the promise of giving them fish from River Athi, the two minors fell for his tricks and were later found naked in a thicket by the grandmother and neighbour of the minors," the statement by ODPP stated.

ODPP said that the prosecutor presented six witnesses proving beyond reasonable doubt that Isiah Maweu committed the sexual offence contrary to section 8(1)(2) of the Sexual Offences Act.

"According to the Magistrate, testimonies from 6 prosecution witnesses placed the accused at the scene of the crime and proved that indeed he committed the heinous act on the minors. The matter was prosecuted by Wamuyu Ngugi," the statement read.