This archive report was first published on 5 October 2019.
On October 4, 2019, a 21-year-old woman was brutally attacked and raped in her home at Nyambere village in North East Kanyamwa Location of Ndhiwa Sub County, Homa Bay County.
According to the area acting Chief Jane Atieno, the suspect broke into the woman's house at around 2am when she was asleep and committed the heinous act.
The suspect, who was armed with a knife, broke the door and forcefully entered the bedroom where he attacked the victim, threatening to kill her before raping her.
The woman was alone in the house at the time of the incident, as her husband had spent the night in Rongo.
After the attack, the suspect stole five tins of groundnuts from the woman's store and escaped.
The woman was taken to Homa Bay County Referral Hospital for medical examination.
