Detectives arrested six more suspects linked to a horrifying gang rape incident that occurred on December 1, 2025, in Laare Town, within Igembe North Sub-County, Meru County.
This brought to nine, the number of suspects in custody over the rape incident that was partially recorded on camera, police said.
The new arrests were made on Tuesday evening, police said.
According to the police, on that day, a distress call was received from members of the public, revealing a young woman in grave danger, being gang raped by a group of men participating in a traditional circumcision procession.
Responding swiftly, officers proceeded to the scene where they found the victim in a state of utter despair, her clothes torn, and her spirit bruised.
They escorted her to Nyambene Hospital for medical attention.
The team launched an extensive manhunt.
Utilising forensic leads, they executed targeted raids in Irinde, Lubwa, and Kiarama areas, successfully flushing the six suspects: Dennis Mwirigi, Ismael Gichuge, Elijah Muriki, Isaac Ntomauta, Joseph Marete and Phineas Mutali out of their hiding outs, subsequently arresting them.
The six now join three suspects previously arrested on December 1, 2025, all currently in custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment.
As the investigation unfolds, detectives remain relentlessly focused on identifying and apprehending additional suspects involved in this heinous crime, ensuring that no perpetrator evades justice, police said.
The group was among about 100 men who were part of a traditional circumcision procession when they attacked the woman in Laare Town, police said.
The gang attacked the woman and gang raped her.
In Syokimau area, police said they were pursuing a gang that also raped a woman, her daughter and their house girl in an attack in their house.
The gang stole assorted goods in the Monday morning ordeal, police said.
Police said a hunt on the attackers was ongoing.
Elsewhere in Kirinyaga, three suspects were arrested over murder and gang rape of a woman in the area.
The woman died of the ordeal on November 22.
Police said they have recorded a surge in rape incidents and are racing to solve them.
In Kenya, the punishment for rape, under the Sexual Offences Act, includes a minimum jail term of 10 years, which can be enhanced to life imprisonment.
The specific sentence depends on the circumstances, with harsher penalties for aggravated forms of the offense, such as when the victim is a child under 11 (life imprisonment) or under 16 (at least 15 years).
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