Mwiki residents sustain protest amid outrage over murder of gang-raped teen

The young woman is believed to have been gang-raped and violently murdered in what human rights defenders are calling a case of femicide. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Residents of Mwiki in Kasarani are protesting for the second day, demanding justice for Abigael Wina Wanjiku, an 18-year-old found murdered in her home.

Abigael's body showed signs of being gang-raped and was mutilated with five stab wounds and severe head trauma.
The outrage sparked a response from the Kasarani Social Justice Centre, which labeled the incident as femicide.
Residents lit bonfires and blocked the Kasarani–Mwiki road, protesting against gender-based violence and police inaction.

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