A pervert who raped a hen because he could not find a girlfriend tried to get a reduced sentence saying he was too afraid to chat up women.

Kevin Simiyi was caught in the vile act by the horrified owner of the chicken, which died from exhaustion shortly after the ordeal.

After asking for a lenient jail term, he was sent to prison for 15 months by a magistrate in Kenya for bestiality.

Kevin Simiyi was caught having sex with the hen by the animal's owner in Kenya

The pervert tried to bargain for a lenient sentence because he was a first-time offender

Magistrate Stephen Mogute sentenced him to 15 months in Bungoma Prison (pictured)

The 18-year-old told a shocked court he was too afraid to chat up women and they did not fancy him because he was poor.

When asked if he was guilty, he said: 'Yes, I did it.

'I was caught defiling the hen by its owner.

'I fear approaching women because of the high level of poverty and I feel women are very expensive.'

Judith Nasimiyu, the hen's owner, told the hearing the bird died of exhaustion last Friday as vets collected evidence against Simiyi.

The teenager pleaded guilty to bestiality in Bungoma, Kenya, and brazenly asked the court to be lenient because he was a first offender.

But magistrate Stephen Mogute sentenced him to 15 months in Bungoma Prison.