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| Miss Rwanda given suspended sentence for drink-driving | Miss Rwanda given suspended sentence for drink-driving |
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| Divine Muheto didn't appear in court for the sentencing | Divine Muheto didn't appear in court for the sentencing |
| A court in Rwanda has slapped a beauty queen with a three-month suspended sentence for drink-driving and driving without a licence. | A court in Rwanda has slapped a beauty queen with a three-month suspended sentence for drink-driving and driving without a licence. |
| Divine Muheto, who won the most recent Miss Rwanda pageant, was also fined 190,000 Rwandan francs ($140; £109). | Divine Muheto, who won the most recent Miss Rwanda pageant, was also fined 190,000 Rwandan francs ($140; £109). |
| Ms Muheto last month crashed her car into an electricity pylon and a palm tree while driving home from a bar in the capital Kigali, according to local site the New Times., external | Ms Muheto last month crashed her car into an electricity pylon and a palm tree while driving home from a bar in the capital Kigali, according to local site the New Times., external |
| At the time, a statement said she had fled the scene, but the court acquitted her of this charge. | At the time, a statement said she had fled the scene, but the court acquitted her of this charge. |
| She wasn't present at the court hearing, and neither was the prosecution that had sought two years in prison for her. | She wasn't present at the court hearing, and neither was the prosecution that had sought two years in prison for her. |
| After 18 days in police custody, the judge ordered her immediate release. | After 18 days in police custody, the judge ordered her immediate release. |
| It is not clear if the prosecution will appeal against the judgment. | It is not clear if the prosecution will appeal against the judgment. |
| Ms Muheto, the daughter of Assistant Commissioner of Police Francis Muheto, hasn't publicly reacted to the incident. But her lawyers say she has expressed remorse and asked forgiveness. | |
| This is not the first time the 21-year-old has driven under the influence of alcohol, according to police in the East African country. | This is not the first time the 21-year-old has driven under the influence of alcohol, according to police in the East African country. |
| She rose to fame in Rwanda after she won the national beauty contest in 2022. | She rose to fame in Rwanda after she won the national beauty contest in 2022. |
| The competition has not been held since - it was suspended by the government after sexual misconduct allegations were made against the organisers. | The competition has not been held since - it was suspended by the government after sexual misconduct allegations were made against the organisers. |
| Drink-driving carries a fine of 150,000 Rwandan francs ($110; £85) and five days in police custody. | Drink-driving carries a fine of 150,000 Rwandan francs ($110; £85) and five days in police custody. |
| Thousands of people have been arrested for this crime in recent years as police have begun to enforce the law. | Thousands of people have been arrested for this crime in recent years as police have begun to enforce the law. |
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| Go to BBCAfrica.com, external for more news from the African continent. | Go to BBCAfrica.com, external for more news from the African continent. |
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