Two people have been arrested for sexually assaulting a university student in Kitui.
According to DCI, the two suspects identified as Biron Orwa and Samwel Mulama were caught in the beastly act, as the university student who was intoxicated lay helpless on a bed at Diani Apartments in Kitui’s Kwa Vonza market.
“An 18-year-old first year student at a Kitui-based university was last night rescued by police officers from two men who had taken her hostage and raped her in turns,” said DCI.
Police said the victim had gone to a local joint where she was drugged in the company of her boyfriend and the suspects who are well known to him.
After some rounds of alcohol, the boyfriend who was drunk at the time left for his house, leaving the victim with the two friends who sexually assaulted her.
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“Orwa and Mulama then seized the opportunity and dragged the victim to the room where they inhumanly raped her in turns,” said DCI.
Police said they were informed that two men had been spotted dragging a young woman who could barely support herself and them swiftly responded by storming the room and busted one of the suspects cringed under the bed trembling, while the victim lay helpless on the bed.
The second suspect was arrested at the bar where he had gone to collect the victim’s shoes and part of her clothing which they had left behind after partly undressing her.
The lady was taken to Kitui General hospital in serious condition for tests and medical attention, while the two suspects also underwent medical examination.
The two will be arraigned in court on Friday to answer to rape charges.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has cautioned young ladies to be wary of the company they keep, over increasing cases of stupefying that lead to rape.
