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Originally published by Kenyanstop
October 24, 2025
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Pressure Mounts on Police as Minor Assaulted in Police Cell, Left in Critical Condition
The minor, a student, was allegedly assaulted by police officers while in custody on suspicion of stealing tractor spare parts...
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The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating the alleged assault of a 17-year-old student by police officers at Naroosura Police Station in Narok South Sub-County. The student is currently in critical condition at Narok County Referral Hospital with severe leg infections, possibly from chemical burns, and claims to have been coerced into a guilty plea for a different crime.
- The student was reportedly assaulted after refusing to confess to stealing tractor spare parts, but was later charged and sentenced for breaking into a shop and stealing 10 litres of cooking oil and Ksh34,000.
- IPOA confirmed a formal inquiry was launched on Friday, October 24, to investigate the events leading to the student's arrest and injury under police care.
- Despite a two-year prison sentence after a coerced guilty plea, prison officers declined to admit the student due to his condition and referred him back to the hospital.
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