A woman who was caught on video allegedly beating up a security guard in Nyayo estate, Embakasi, Nairobi was Friday charged with assault and issuing death threats.
The drama was caught on camera causing uproar.
Alvina Ochieng was arraigned at the Makadara Magistrate’s Court with unlawfully assaulting and causing bodily harm to Miriam Sifuna contrary to Section 251 of the Penal Code.
Alvina, 34, is also accused of threatening to kill Sifuna after she allegedly uttered the words “nitakuua (I’ll kill you)” to the complainant without any lawful excuse, contrary to Section 223 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The suspect allegedly committed the offences on September 26.
During the assault, the suspect allegedly accused the complainant of having an affair with her husband. Sifuna guards the houses where the suspect lives.
In the video, Alvina is seen dragging the guard to the ground while ordering her to take off her uniform and live in her house, and allegedly threatening to kill her as members of the public took pictures and videos.
She had arrived with a relative and Ms Sifuna opened the gate for them.
The suspect also threatened a man who tried to intervene to save Sifuna.
She reported the matter to Embakasi police the next day and the suspect, who works in an office in Westlands, Nairobi, was arrested.
She denied the charges before
Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti of Makadara Law Courts and asked for lenient bail conditions.
She told the court through a lawyer that she had a fixed abode in the country which was known to the police.
The magistrate released her on a cash bail of Sh30,000 and fixed mention on December 7 ahead of trial on June 26 next year.
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