Heartbreak as girl defiled by father dies

A 14-year-old school girl who has been nursing multiple wounds following repeated rape and assault by her father has died at a Kisumu hospital. The minor — Veronica Achieng’, a Class Six pupil at Rota Primary School — died at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital yesterday morning.

Prior to her death, her aunt was in the process of transferring her to the Nakuru Women Hospital for specialised care. The hospital’s acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Peter Okoth confirmed the death.