In Summary
●Two minors defiled in separate incidents in Homa Bay county.
● The father of the 16 year old girl is accused of aiding the sexual offence.
● Clinical officer confirms increased defilement cases in Suba area
Two minors are receiving treatment at Magunga Sub-county Hospital in Suba South after they were allegedly defiled in separate villages in Gwassi South Ward, Homa Bay county.
The Six and 16-year-old girls were defiled at Ong’ong’o and Seka villages respectively by different suspects.
Police in Magunga are detaining the minor’s father and a 42-year-old priest who is accused of defiling the 16-year-old form three girl.
In the first incident a six year old girl was found bleeding by the roadside by her teacher who called the police.
The 16 year old minor is said to have been defiled by a priest who was called by her father to conduct a cleansing prayers for her.
Suba Children officer Kepher Otago said the student was admitted at Magunga Sub-county hospital for medical examination.
The clinical officer in charge of Magunga Sub-county Hospital, Richard Ojuok, confirmed that the two minors were examined at the facility and the medical report indicates that they were defiled.
Ojuok expressed concern over increased cases of defilement in the Sub-county in recent past weeks.
By Rodgers Oduor
