15-year-old admits to defiling, killing class one girl

A 15-year-old boy form Gichugu, Kirinyaga Constituency has turned himself in for the murder and defilement of a 6-year-old girl in Kabironi area.

The class one pupil was reported missing on Monday last week after she failed to come back home after school.

Alarmed, her parents reported the matter at Kirinyaga Police Station and police launched an investigation into the 6-year-old’s case.

During the investigations, police discovered the body of the young girl in a tea plantation, a few meters from the family home.

Examinations into the chilling incident revealed that the class one pupil had been defiled and murderer.

Confirming the incident, Gichugu OCPD Mohammed Huka said that the girl was kidnapped, abused and killed on her way back come from school.

He also stated that the suspect was detained at Kirinyaga Police Station as his team concluded their probe into the incident.

Kabironi residents expressed shock at the gruesome murder, with many saying that they would not have suspected that such a crime could have been committed by a 15-year-old boy.