This archive report was first published on 24 November 2019.
On November 23, 2019, a horrific crime shook the community of Bungoma Town, Kenya, when a 21-year-old Kibabii University student was brutally attacked and raped.
The third-year Bachelor of Science learner was heading home with friends after a night out at a Bungoma Town nightclub when the assailant confronted them. Her friends managed to escape, leaving her behind.
The suspect raped her and then severed her left arm before tying the bleeding stem of the upper limb with barbed wire.
Hours later, the victim's arm was found wrapped in her bra and thrown on the roof of a nearby house.
On November 24, 2019, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced the arrest of Constable Eric Mutama, attached to Tuutu Administration Police Camp, in connection with the crime.
