Man lynched after he defiles 7-year-old girl

Imenti, Kenya: A man was on Monday lynched after he defiled a seven-year-old girl at Jua Kali, Imenti North.

The man allegedly tied the victim’s two companions and proceeded to defile her.

Earlier, the suspected rapist and two other men had raped the victim’s mother.

Irate residents who lynched him near the Kathita River, have appealed for enhanced security against rapists, as cases had become rampant.

“We are not living in peace. We live in fear for our children and for our own security,” said Judy Kawira, a mother of two young girls.

She said she is worried each time her two children are out of her sight.

Last Friday, in Magundu area, the body of a young girl who had gone missing since Monday, was found in a coffee farm.

She had been defiled and killed.

On Monday, Imenti North MP Rahim Dawood said the spate of defilements was worrying as it was the seventh case in a week.

“This is very worrying. We are urging the chiefs, police and residents to be very vigilant. There are evil men on the loose, assaulting our children. They must be stopped. Have they lacked women to make them turn into beasts against the children,” posed Mr Rahim.

He asked residents to be protective of one another and share information on people they suspect of committing the crimes.

 

   

 

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