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Mercy Silau Pareyio

Mercy Silau Pareyio, the 17-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Empatipat Village. 

| George Sayagie | Nation Media Group

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Tale of rape, murder, two lynched suspects and a village on police radar

By  George Sayagie

What you need to know:

  • Police officers have, for the past three days, camped in the village, trying to find out who lynched the two men and burnt their bodies.
  • According to the teenager’s father the men who raped and killed his daughter had been chatting with her on social media.


It started with the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl, then the abduction and mob lynching of two suspects.

Now, the entire Empatipat Village is on the spot over the murder.

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