It was shock after reports emerged that a class seven girl was gang raped, drenched with acid and murdered in Eastleigh estate in Nairoi.
The police have now identified four women linked to the incident among them been the aunt to the victim identified as aunt Nathifa Mohamed.
According to human rights activist Florence Kanyua, “The girl is suspected to have been gang-raped and murdered in the house where she lived with her aunt Nathifa Mohamed in Eastleigh.”
Police have also said there were several men, women and children when the incident happened.
“Children in the apartment noticed the smell and saw a decomposing body in the sitting room. They came and told us,” a neighbour said.
The aunt is alleged to have removed the body for secret burial. However, police intercepted the body at a South C mosque where it had been brought in an ambulance. The police said the body had been cleaned and ready for burial. “The body was in an ambulance that we are still holding,” a detective said.
Neighbours said the girl had been living with the aunt and three other women.
The women allegedly told the police the girl had died of a heart attack. Neighbours said men frequented the house but the suspect never let them in.
“There were children and men in the house. We are tracking the men but the children are already in the safe houses to be witnesses,” a police officer said.
“The body was decomposing. Acid wounds are a testimony that the girl underwent trauma during the four days she was missing.”
Nathifa was arrested on Sunday and taken to court on Monday. Police sought to detain her at Pangani police station for 14 days as they conducted more investigations.