Police have launched a manhunt for a father who tied up, beat up and burnt his daughter’s thighs and private parts with a hot iron box for having a boyfriend.
The shocking incident happened on Monday in Kenya in a village called Bukembe, Kanduyi, Sub- County.
According to the mother of the 16-year old Form Two student, her husband flew into a rage after being informed by neighbours that his daughter was in a relationship with a young man in the village.
“He called me in the house and then locked up the door. He then tied me and started beating me up before he burnt me,” the teenage said from her hospital bed.
After committing the heinous act, the father disappeared leaving his daughter writhing in pain.
The teenager was then taken to Hospital for examination and treatment.
The incident was reported at Police Station by the girls’ mother.
