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Outrage as woman miscarriages in custody after pleas for help ignored

A pregnant woman holding her belly. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

Police in Nyandarua County are investigating a case in which a woman allegedly suffered a miscarriage in a police cell at Rwanyambu Police Post in Kinangop on Tuesday night.

Angry residents on Wednesday stormed the police station, demanding that action be taken against the officers manning the post, who allegedly refused to take her to hospital despite her pleas.

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