Police have arrested the suspects who recorded themselves gang rapping a woman in a village known as Sigor in Bomet county. This is after a video of a woman being raped by 7 men in one of the suspect’s houses went viral on social media.
In the video, the woman is heard writhing in pain while one of the men is molesting her to persevere and cooperate calling her mother. The other men were queuing waiting for their turn to perform that heinous act.
The video has been branded Sigor Boys’ series 2 after the first similar incident occurred last year December.
Robinson Ndiwa, the Bomet police commander clarified that two suspects were identified and confirmed in the video to have committed the disgusting act.
Robinson said that they have arrested the seven suspects and they are still searching for the lady to assist them with the ongoing investigations. He said that following the phonographic video which is said to have taken place at Chebinyiny village, the police officers together with the area chief and the village elders conducted a thorough investigation and successfully arrested the seven men.
Police have assured that they will take the suspects to court and request a detainment as they continue to conduct investigations is still ongoing.
“The suspects have been placed in police custody for interrogation and miscellaneous application to enhance further investigation,” he said.
Richard Ngeno the chairman council of elders in the area condemned the heinous act referring to it as the most disgusting and unacceptable and that those involved should face the law.
“It is unacceptable for the young people to engage in such incidents. We are advising the youths to avoid engaging in activities that are against the law,” he said.
Richard advised the youth to be concerned with the kind of content they absorb from the media saying that if they do not watch out ,their minds will be corrupted and they will eventually indulge in substance and sex abuse.
The same incident that happened in the same area last year 2023 was condemned by so many people calling for the authority to tighten measures to address such incidents.
More detectives have been deployed to the area to interrogate the matter.
The consequences of gang rapping can lead to a life sentence. The law is clear in the offense of rape and defilement. The person who is in the company of others who commits the offense of rape or defilement is a quilty of the offense. All seven men are therefore liable to life imprisonment
