Probe on after grade 3 pupil was defiled, body dumped in river
Grief has engulfed Kagio town, Kirinyaga county after 9-year-old
grade 3 pupil who went missing on Friday was was found dead on Sunday night.
The girl’s body was found dumped in river Rwamuthambi, with visible
signs showing she had been defiled and strangled.
Her mother Caroline Wanjiru said she did not return home on
Friday, prompting her to report the matter at Kagio police station.
“I grew worried and informed my neighbour and the matter was
informed to the whole of Kagio and yesterday at all local churches including
Kagio catholic,” Wanjiku says.
Now, residents are pointing fingers at a trader, who sells milk
to Wanjiku. He is accused of buying sweets for the girl, before disappearing
with her to an unknown place.
“We went to look for the girl at the man's rented house but we
found the man was not there at around 2am. The man is nowhere to be found till
now,” Mary Muthoni says.
“We are lucky because a pipe in Rwamuthambi river had blocked
the body, it would have taken many days to see her body,” another resident, Reuben
Kihara says.
Kirinyaga West Sub-county police
commander Moses Koskei says police have launched investigations into the matter.
“We are looking for the man who
is well known to the girl's mother, detectives are on him.”
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