Nakuru Mother Arrested after Assaulting Daughter for Arriving Home Late

• A woman from Molo Sub-County in Nakuru County is in police custody after maltreating her daughter
• The nine-year-old Grade 3 learner reportedly arrived home late in Chepkinoiyo village, irritating her mother, who injured her with a hot knife
• The girl was rescued by well-wishers, who took her to her grandmother while the mother was locked up ahead of her arraignment

A nine-year-old girl who was molested by her biological mother using a hot knife in Chepkinoiyo village, Kuresoi North in Nakuru County, has been taken into a children's home.

The girl who sustained serious injuries from the burns was taken to Molo sub-county hospital for treatment before being taken to a safe house away from her mother.

How Grade 3 girl attracted her mother's wrath

Her mother was arrested by police officers and arraigned in Molo Law Courts, where she denied the allegations and was remanded at Nakuru Women GK Prison

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Speaking to Tuko.co.ke, Peter Ngetich, a village elder at Chepkinoiyo village, said that the Grade 3 girl had gone to a nearby church for a youth camp, where she arrived late at home.

He said that when the girl reached home, her mother questioned her why she came home late, yet she was supposed to have arrived earlier to help with the domestic chores as the firstborn.

“She tied the girl with ropes and started to whip her before using a hot knife to inflict injuries in her body. The girl told us that she even bit her back and continued the punishment until 1am when they untied her," he said.

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Ngetich said that the mother, together with her husband, executed the heinous act on the innocent girl for over four hours on that Sunday.

He said that the mother, who worked in a nearby saloon, would lock her up in the house without food and head to work, and for two days, the girl suffered immensely before a woman who was passing by heard her call for help.

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Following the arrest of the woman, several leaders extended their support to the girl and her younger siblings to cope with the situation.

Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and area MP Alfred Mutai teamed up to dispatch food and monetary support to assist the children with essential needs, as well as secure a children's home for the eldest one.

The incident shocked the village, with locals in wonder as parents who were supposed to be the protectors of the children turned against them.

Meanwhile, the alleged husband is on the run as police have launched a manhunt for him to face the charges.

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In related news, a woman from Sotik in Bomet County was recently taken into custody after a video showing her assaulting a young girl circulated widely online, triggering public outrage.

Her husband was also arrested, and both were held at the Sotik Police Station.

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The woman, believed to be the child’s stepmother, was captured in the footage physically attacking the girl.

Despite the visual evidence, the couple pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court.

The Sotik Law Court announced that a decision regarding their bail request would be made in two weeks.

Local residents and human rights advocates have strongly condemned the incident, demanding accountability and justice for the child.

Following the ordeal, the girl was placed under the care of her grandmother.

Source: TUKO.co.ke