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Armed gang gouges out woman’s eyes in attack

Norah Chepchirchir is checked by a nurse at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital. Her eyes were gouged out by a gang last week. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

A 33-year-old woman has been admitted at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital after her eyes were gouged out by unknown assailants.

Norah Chepchirchir was on her way to prepare a meal for her ailing elder sister on Tuesday last week when she was accosted by a gang that dragged her into a bush and gouged her eyes leaving her for dead. 

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