A Primary school teacher in Nyamira North sub county narrowly escaped death on Wednesday after he was rescued by village elders from angry residents for allegedly defiling one of his pupils.
The teacher beaten by the angry residents after he confessed to defiling the 13-year-old girl. It took the intervention of Village elders and the police to rescue the victim from the mob who had everything in place to lynch him.
The teacher was later taken to Magwagwa Police Station. County Police Commander Catherine Mugo said the suspect will be arraigned in court after investigations are completed.
According to her elder brother elder the young girl had been sent to a local maize mill and failed to return home.She was later found early Thursday morning in a nearby tea plantation.
The girl led her family to the teacher’s house where she had been forcefully detained and defiled on Wednesday night.She was later taken to Ekerenyo subcounty hospital for treatment.
Just a month ago a teacher suspected of impregnating a 15-year-old student of Mwakiwiwi Secondary School in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County and then helping her procure an abortion is on the run.
The incident that is said to have occurred in July 2018 was reported at Wundanyi Police Station but the culprit is yet to be apprehended.
The school’s principal, Marylyn Mwadomu, said the teacher had been luring the student into his house within the school where he repeatedly defiled the student and eventually impregnated her.
Mr Mwadomu the school pricipal said the suspected teacher had left the Form One student at his house and reported to school.
When he realised that we were following the case he vanished. We cannot trace him to date,” she said.
She said the student had undergone medical examination and a statement taken by the police.
“We took her to the hospital and upon examination it was confirmed that she had procured an abortion. The school’s administration has been following up this case but sadly nothing is forthcoming,” she said.
Whats with teachers preying on young girls?