AP HELD OVER RAPE ALLEGATIONS IN MUNYU THIKA EAST DISTRICT
Reports reaching our news desk say that an administration police officer in Munyu, Thika east is
being held in Thika police station after she allegedly raped a 22 year old lady
severally last night.
According to Thika west District Administration Police
Commander (DAPC) Samuel Ombonya, the culprit is said to have
been patrol in the area when he caught up with a lady riding on a boda boda and
stopped them.
He proceeded to holding the lady for travelling at night but
released the boda boda operator and instead of taking the lady to the cell, he
took her to his house where he raped her severally as he was threatening to
shoot her if she protested.
Ombinya has further said that the operator whose name is
withheld for the sake of his security, was brave enough as he followed the
officer to his house where he rescue the lady after she was raped and left
outside with the officer leaving for his duty.
The victim was taken to Thika level five hospital where the
chief nursing officer Rosemary Mwangi has confirmed that she was raped
severally and she is receiving medical attention at the moment.
The DAPC has vowed to serve the victim with justice
insisting that the police are interrogating the officer as they investigate and
he will be arraigned in court immediately they are through with investigations.
“That’s a very bad picture of the police and we are going to
prosecute hi according to the law. The lady must be served with justice as she
deserves her freedom and if she broke any law she was supposed to be taken to
cell and arraigned in court later,” ombonya said.
He has further condemned the incident saying that the cases
of officers harassing public at night in Thika are upcoming.
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