Locals Recover Body of 4-year-old Girl Dumped In Sugarcane Plantation

Image result for police car kenya

Kisii locals have found the body of 4 years old girl killed and dumped in a sugarcane plantation.

According to the deceased’s mother, Nancy Ogechi, she left the girl at home alone and went to buy salt.

“I didn’t find her when I returned from the shop. I searched for her everywhere in the house in vain before I decided to notify neighbors,” she said.

“Her body was found in the sugarcane plantation one hour after she was reported missing,” she noted.

A file photo of women during a procession along Nairobi streets to mark the first global campaign against rape and gender violence. /HEZRON NJOROGE

Kisii County Commissioner Godfrey Kigochi confirmed the incident and warned parent against leaving their children unattended.

The body of the girl had marks on the neck a clear confirmation that he was strangled to death before being dumped.

“Detectives are on the ground probing the murder and I can assure members of the public that the person who murdered the minor will be brought to book,” said Kigochi.

Image result for killing in kenya

The body of the deceased was moved to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue.

The cases of murder in Kisii County has been on the rise with at least two cases being reported every day.

The number of murder cases crossed the 1,000 marks last year as crime statistics painted a grim picture for the country investing billions of shillings in the security sector.

The 2019 Economic Survey shows that the total number of murder cases registered increased from 956 in 2017 to 1,065 in 2018.  This represents an 11 percent rise or 109 more people murdered than the previous year.

Image result for killing in kenya

The report notes that the registered murder cases in 2018 varied across High Court stations with the highest number being recorded in Eldoret. The last time the country registered more than 1000 murders in a year was in 2014.

Women in Africa are at the greatest risk of being killed by their intimate partner or family members, the latest report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says.

Image result for police car kenya

The ‘Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related killings of women and girls 2018’ shows women are far more likely to die at the hands of someone they know.

According to the report, 38.5 per cent of girls and women aged between 15 to 49 in Kenya have experienced physical violence at least once in their lifetime, while 24 per cent have experienced physical violence in the past 12 months.

 

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *