This archive report was first published on 28 July 2019.
Published on July 28, 2019, a shocking incident has left Kagaa village in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua County reeling after a Class Eight pupil was defiled by a man who allegedly dug a hole into the room she was sleeping in.
The girl, who has since been admitted to hospital in critical condition, was attacked late into the night, with her mother waking up to find a man in the room after hearing a commotion from the girl's bedroom.
Nyandarua county commissioner Boaz Cherutich confirmed the incident, stating that the girl's mother alerted other neighbors who helped take the girl to the hospital.
"This is a very bizarre incident as the man had dug a tunnel to access the room late into the night," he said.
According to the county commissioner, the girl was found with blood oozing from her private parts, but doctors have assured that she is now stable.
Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect, who is known to residents as a drug addict.
"We have information linking a man who is known in the village to the incident. He is a known drug addict and might be the one who defiled the girl," the county commissioner said.
