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Couple arrested on suspicion of child abuse after operation to remove 13 spikes from child’s body

Jacinta Ndunge the mother of a 10 month baby who was operated on last week and 13 sewing needles removed from her buttocks being led in a vehicle after she was arrested yesterday at Thika Level 5 Hospital where the child was recuperating (PHOTO:KAMAU MAICHUHIE|STANDARD)

The parents of a baby who was found with 14 needles in her body have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse.

Isaac Wanyoike, 42, and Jacinta Ndunge, 31, were picked up at the Thika Level 5 Hospital, where their 10-month-old daughter is recuperating after surgery to remove 13 sewing needles.

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