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Form One student in Vihiga hacked to death after suspected rape

Police officers carry the body of a Form One student at Kidinye Secondary School to their van, while bewildered villagers watch at Kihila village on Oct 2, 2016. The girl was raped and murdered on Saturday night by an unknown person. Police have launched investigations. [PHOTO: ERIC LUNGAI/STANDARD]

A 14-year-old Form One student was on Saturday night found dead at her home in Kihila of Chango sub-location in Vihiga County.

Dinah Tharula, a student at Kidinye Secondary School, was found dead by her uncle, Geoffrey Onaya, on Sunday morning when he went to wake her up. The uncle lives in the same compound but in a different house.

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