22 year old woman accused of defiling a 16 year old boy

Narok, Friday April 21, 2023

K.N.A By Ann Salaton

A 22 year old woman was yesterday arraigned before a Narok Court charged with defiling a 16 year old boy and as a result causing him to drop out of school.

Appearing before Narok Senior Resident Magistrate Phylis Shinyada, the accused Mercy Chelang'a who works as a barmaid at Mabatini bar within Ololulung'a Township pleaded not guilty of the offence.

Ms. Chelang’a is alleged to have kept the minor in her house where she defiled him severally without the boy parents’ knowledge.

The boy who is a student at Oloirien Secondary School was allegedly defiled between December 16, 2022 and April 18, 2023.

The court heard that the minor's mother then raised concern about her son's whereabouts as he did not report back home when the schools were closed.

This prompted a thorough search and with a tip off from the members of the public, the suspect's house was raided at night and the minor was found locked there as the young woman was out on duty.

She was arrested while the minor took off into the darkness but later traced and put under safe custody.

The case will be mentioned on April 27th, when the court will rule whether the accused will be released on bond or not. The minor is under the care of the Narok Children office.

Courtesy K.N.A