A woman from Masongo in Kisii is recuperating in hospital after she was attacked by a mob for assaulting her stepdaughter by inserting a hot knife in her private parts.
The woman, who is also pregnant, thrust the knife in the nine-year-old girl’s private parts on Sunday night as punishment after she took Sh20 from the house to buy a snack.
The girl, whose parents died six years ago, was left to stay with her stepmother, Winnie Kwamboka, in their rented apartment after separation from the father.
The minor has reportedly been subjected to frequent assaults from Kwamboka.
She sustained serious burns, infuriating residents who resorted to mob justice, seriously injuring the stepmother.
Kwamboka was rescued by police officers who rushed to the scene and took both the stepmother and the girl to the Kisii Level Six Hospital where they are being treated. They are in stable condition.
The girl sustained burns on her thighs, buttocks and in her private parts.
The woman is set to appear in court on Monday.