This archive report was first published on 25 June 2020.
On June 18, 2020, police in Siaya arrested three people in connection with the rape and death of an 11-year-old girl from the county two weeks ago.
The suspects, relatives of the victim, were arrested last Thursday and are accused of withholding crucial information about the incident, which they allegedly witnessed, in a bid to protect the suspect who perpetrated the heinous act.
Siaya County Police commander Francis Kooli confirmed that the suspects were being held for interrogation, with the court granting detectives orders to hold them longer to complete investigations.
The main suspect, the deceased's uncle, is still on the run, leaving behind a trail of bitter acrimony between in-laws at the centre of the case.
The 11-year-old girl, an orphan, was buried a week ago after succumbing to injuries linked to the alleged defilement in the hands of her maternal uncle a month ago.
