A woman who went missing two weeks ago in Lari, Kiambu County has been found, defiled and body dumped in Kinare forest in Kiambu.
According to police officers who reported on the scene, the body of the girl was found abandoned in the forest, covered in blood and with injuries that suggested she was sexually assaulted.
Confirming the incident, Lari sub-county police commander Adamson Furaha said that they have launched investigations into the matter to bring the culprits to book.
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“We have started investigations to establish what happened, whether she was raped, how she was killed and how the body was brought to the area. Investigations will shed more light.”
Her uncle Paul Githua talking with the media said that the girl went missing two weeks ago when she was sent to buy sugar but she never returned after then before they later found the body dumped.
“She was given Sh 200 to buy sugar. Today, we were shocked to learn that there was a girl who had been found killed and it was her. The family sent me to come and check. I have identified her. She appears to have been raped since she was half naked and some clothes were missing.”
Local residents have said that cases of people being attacked at Kinale forest are on the rise with several women and teenage girls have been raped in the forest.
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“The forest is about 200 meters wide but it stretches to about 3kms. When someone is attacked and he or she screams, no one can hear and respond. We have been having cases of deaths and people left injured after they are attacked.”
The body of the deceased was taken to Naivasha Sub-County hospital pending Autopsy and further investigations.