Parents of a Form Four candidate in Shinyalu sub-county of Kakamega County are demanding justice after their daughter who was allegedly defiled by a police officer attached to the Shinyalu police post.
The parents have raised concerns when the said officer was allegedly threatening them against proceeding with the case even though the medical report indicated misbehavior with the girl.
The incident, which took place on the night of March 9, was registered at the police post the next day on March 10. According to the medical report of the Ministry of Health, Shinyalu Health Center, the act was recorded in the book of incident. Reference No. 07, stating that the juvenile was allegedly mutilated by a person known to him, hence the need for further investigation to ascertain the degree of injuries.
Upset over the incident, the parents have expressed apprehension that the officer is threatening them to pursue the matter saying that he did not allegedly defame the girl.
The medical officer’s reference number 2350/22 reads that the clean-dressed girl was brought in by a police officer and her parents were defiled by an acquaintance of hers at 11 pm on March 9. but his condition was stable.
According to OB statement, the officer is also accused of sabotaging another Form Two student at a school in Kakamega South Sub County.
The candidate’s parents (names withheld to protect the minor’s identity) described how they were woken up at around 1 a.m. by their son, who shares the same room with the victim.
It was then revealed that the girl was missing and on questioning the neighbours, they managed to find her in a residential plot next to the DCC Shinyalu office.
On further interrogation, it allegedly emerged that the minor was sleeping in the officer’s house, leading them to storm the officer’s house.
The girl however, insisted that she only slept in the bed because the officer was busy watching a football match on television. When the parents raised the alarm, Shinyalu OCS instructed them to follow the correct procedures, including a medical examination.
