This archive report was first published on 26 June 2020.
On June 5, a 17-year-old girl from Homa Bay County traveled to Vihiga County to meet her Facebook lover, Vincent, whom she had met online earlier that year.
According to the girl, Vincent invited her to his home in Mbale, Vihiga County, where they spent the night together. However, the encounter turned into a nightmare when Vincent defiled her and threw her out of the house.
She then met a boda-boda operator, Davies, who took her to a lodging in Kakamega, but he too disappeared, leaving her stranded.
Her ordeal took a further turn when she met a third man who offered to take her back to Vincent's house, but instead, he defiled her as well.
It was not until June 10, five days after her horrifying experiences, that a woman came to her rescue and took her to the Mbale Police Station, where she recorded her ordeal.
The police then called her mother, who had been searching for her in vain, and invited her to visit the station.
The girl's mother expressed shock and concern over the events that had befallen her daughter, saying, 'I have never been to this county before. My home is in Homa Bay County.'
She is now pursuing justice for her daughter, saying, 'The man who invited her to this place should be arrested.'
Investigations into the case are ongoing, with Vihiga County police Commander Leonard Omolo stating that investigations were underway.
