Whereabouts of police officer unknown
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Although the suspect had been arrested and arraigned in court last month, the case did not take off after investigators cited lack of evidence.
According to the pupil, her father defiled her in his house after luring her into his bedroom.
A police officer accused of defiling his 12-year-old daughter in Migori County has gone into hiding after the Nation published the story Tuesday..
Kuria West police boss Bernard Muriuki said officers are closing in on the suspect after receiving confidential information on his whereabouts.
“We have established his hideout following tip-offs by locals and are closing in on him. We expect to have him arrested soonest so that justice can be served for the minor,” he said.
The police boss declined to comment further on the matter.
The Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (Ipoa) has begun investigating the case. The officer allegedly defiled the girl on November 1. The girl was later locked up in a police cell after she went to report the incident.
Ipoa officers camped in Isebania Wednesday, visiting the minor and her grandmother at a guardian’s home, where the two took refuge over safety fears.
At the same time, detectives investigating the case have begun reviewing the matter with a view to having the officer face the law.
The suspect had been arrested and arraigned in court last month, but the case did not proceed after investigators cited lack of evidence.
According to the pupil, her father defiled her in his house after luring her into his bedroom.
