This archive report was first published on 5 September 2019.
Published on September 5, 2019, a Kenyan man, Erick Wanjiku, has been charged with domestic assault, battery, rape, and kidnapping in Oklahoma, US.
According to the police, Wanjiku invited his ex-girlfriend to his apartment and forced her to perform a sex act. When she refused, he began beating her. The ex-girlfriend told police that she tried to escape but Wanjiku strangled and raped her.
When she tried to escape again, he allegedly dragged her back upstairs where he gashed her forehead, causing tremendous blood loss. The ex-girlfriend managed to convince Wanjiku to take her to the hospital, where she escaped.
"I need to go to the hospital because I'm going to die," the ex-girlfriend said, as she convinced Wanjiku to take her to the hospital.
Upon hearing the details of the assault, the Special Victim's Unit detectives worked fast and stayed late to make the arrest and got Wanjiku locked up before he could fly out of the state.
"When you read a case that sends chills down your spine, and you know you are not going to leave until you make an arrest, this was that case," said Sgt. Jillian Phippen, Tulsa Police Special Victim's Unit.
Wanjiku wrote the victim an apology letter, taking responsibility for causing her harm. However, when asked about forcing his girlfriend to perform a sex act, Wanjiku said he did not remember it. He also claimed that he remembered putting on protection during the rape but did not remember having sex.
