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Murang’a granny dies after rape in suspected land row
Residents of Kihumbuini village in Gatanga, Murang’a County on January 28, 2019 gather at the scene where 80-year-old Lydia Wanjiku Chege was found after being raped and doused in acid. She later died in hospital. Locals blamed a land feud for the attack on the granny. PHOTO | NDUNG'U GACHANE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Lydia Wanjiku Chege was found naked in a coffee farm 500 meters away from her home.
- Gatanga OCPD Beatrice Kiraguri said they had launched investigations into the matter.
- On learning about the woman’s death, angry villagers burnt down the house belonging to her co-wife.
An 81-year-old granny from Kihumbuini village of Gatanga Sub-county in Murang’a County has died after being raped and doused in acid in what locals say is as a result of a land dispute.
Lydia Wanjiku Chege was found naked in a coffee farm 500 meters away from her home on Monday morning with acid poured on her chest and bleeding profusely from her private parts where a stick had been inserted after apparently being raped.
