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17-year-old girl attacks classmate with panga for revealing HIV status

A 17-year-old girl is facing charges of assault after attacking classmate with panga. [Courtesy]

A 17-year-old girl from Kakamega county facing charges of assault and causing grievous harm told the court the victim pushed her to action through continuous mockery over her HIV status.

The girl who is a form one student at a school in Likuyani Sub-County is accused of attacking and hurting her 14-year-old classmate on February 5, 2018 before disappearing.

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