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Kenyans are outraged that three men accused of gang-raping and dumping a girl in a pit latrine were ordered by police to cut grass as punishment.
The 3 men had reportedly attacked, beaten and then raped a 16-year old girl as she returned from her grandfather's funeral in western Kenya in June, before the gang dumped her, bleeding and unconscious, in a deep sewage ditch.
The girl’s back was broken during the attacks and she now uses a wheelchair.
News.com.au reported that the girl apparently knew some of the alleged attackers, and police recorded a case of assault against three of them.
"The three...were only ordered to cut grass around the police camp and set free shortly after," the girl's mother lamented.
BBC also reported that the police had ordered the girl's mother to "clean her up" after the alleged rape, destroying vital forensic evidence that could be used against the suspects.
Speaking to A Kenyan newspaper, Nation, the abused girl said "My wish is to see justice done.
"I want my attackers arrested and punished”.
The girl's plight was discussed by the Kenyan parliament's national security committee on Wednesday.
"It is shocking and unbelievable. We want to get to the bottom of it," said committee chairman Asman Kimama.
The Nation Media Group has offered to pay the girl's medical expenses and has launched a campaign to bring the alleged attackers to justice.
#outrageous
