Imenti North detectives in Meru County are on the hunt for a gang of three violent robbers following a horrific incident that occurred Sunday morning.
The assailants targeted a couple, robbing them of their valuables before inflicting serious harm on the man and sexually assaulting the woman.
The incident took place around 5 AM as the couple was returning home to Mwitetia from Meru town via a bodaboda motorcycle.
The victims reported that they were intercepted by the machete-wielding gang in the Gakoromone area, where the robbers also arrived on a motorcycle.
In a desperate attempt to escape, the bodaboda operator leaped off the moving motorcycle, leaving his passengers to fall onto the ground.
Once subdued, the gang proceeded to search the couple, stealing their phones and cash before separating the man from the woman.
Despite the man’s valiant efforts to protect his girlfriend, he was stabbed in the inner thigh with a dagger, rendering him incapacitated.
Fortunately, good Samaritans who stumbled upon the scene quickly came to the victims’ aid, transporting them to Meru Teaching & Referral Hospital for treatment.
Both victims have since been discharged but are left traumatized by the incident.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are currently gathering leads in hopes of apprehending the heartless perpetrators.
Officials remain hopeful that justice will be served swiftly in this shocking case.
