80-year-old man caught defiling 12-year-old girl in tea farm

Police in Shinyalu, Kakamega County have arrested an 80-year-old man on allegations of defiling a 12-year-old girl.

Andrea Isanya, a resident of Itenyi Village, was allegedly caught defiling the minor inside his tea farm on Friday, March 12.

The victim’s mother said the suspect was caught in the act by a security guard who works at her daughter’s school.

“My child was going to school in the morning, when the elderly man waylaid and dragged her into his tea farm, where he defiled her. Her screams attracted the attention of a security guard, who works at the school where my daughter is enrolled,” said the victim’s parent.

“My girl was bleeding from her private parts and was in deep pain, when the security guard rescued her from the hands of the molester,” added the child’s mother.

Police rescued the suspect from angry residents who wanted to lynch him.

“I want justice served for my daughter. Let the suspect be arraigned and jailed because he was found in the act,” said the victim’s mother.

The suspect is being held in lawful custody at Shisasari police post in Shinyalu.