Kenya police in Kajiado County have arrested two parents for allegedly mistreating their 3-year-old step son.
The 3-year-old has injuries all over the body, inflicted during beatings, some of which appear to be from bites.
Even worse, the step-mother Faith Wanja is accused of feeding the young boy with faeces.
Pictures showing of the 3-year-old boy’s body are quite disturbing, with the physical injuries including to his private parts serving as evidence of the torture that the baby has been through.
“Ako na alama za kuumizwa kwa uso, ako na alama za kucha, mdomo nje na ndani…. mtoto hawezi fungua mdomo vizuri. Kwa sehemu nyeti kuna majimaji inatoka inaonekana alifinywa,” (He has scars on his face, marks on his nails, mouth on the outside and inside…..the baby cannot open his mouth properly. For the sensitive part there is fluid coming out apparently squeezed) said Dr. Daniel Sankale.
Residents say the boy’s father Michael Kamau and his step-mother Faith Wanja have been mistreating the boy for some time and that Ministry of Health officers who were administering polio vaccines in the area are the ones who reported the matter.
Kajiado County Police Commander Daudi Loronyokwe confirmed the incident adding that the two parents will be arraigned.
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