One of the most
horrific story I have ever read...one that would having you questioning
humanity...
23-year-old mother
of two survived after she was gang-raped by some thugs, then tied to the rails
where she watched as an oncoming train crushed her lower body in Timboni area
in Kibarani, Mombasa.
Giving a chilling
account from her hospital bed, the traumatized young woman said the assailants,
who she identified as Kirenje and Otii, first raped her in turns, then hacked
her with a machete just next to her private parts, before they tied her legs
across the railway line and abandoned her to be crashed by a train.
She was walking home
from her mother’s house, a stone’s throw away across the railway line, when two
men emerged from behind, gagged her unconscious and dragged her to a nearby
bush.
"I heard the
rustle of leaves. My heart skipped a beat as people emerge from behind. They
covered my face and mouth until I passed out," she said.
The next thing she
recalled is seeing the thugs gang-raping her. One produced a machete and
proceeded to hack her around the groin. The pain was so excruciating that she
passed out again.
"After that
they tied me and explained that they were doing that to me to ensure I die so
that the incident is never known."
Sobbing at the
painful memory, the woman said she lay in pain. Precious seconds passed as she
slipped in and out of a coma. Just then, she saw a train approaching. She
willed her body to move but was too horribly injured to expect any response.
"I watched
helplessly as the train approached and crashed over my legs in one of the most
painful experiences in my life… I screamed at the locomotive driver to spare me
because I have two children to take care of them"
She recalled
screaming “Kirenje!” the name of one assailant.
“It is by God’s
grace I survived. The locomotive driver miraculously halted the train after
hearing my wails.
"The driver
alighted and came with a spotlight. With the help of other people, they helped
me from beneath the train but first, the train had to pull back, still crashing
over my body further," recalled the teary patient.
She was almost numb
with pain, wondering if it was all a bad dream. "The suspects are yet to
be arrested but I am told they have escaped from Timboni. I hear they have been
spotted in Mazeras, she said.
Medical director at
Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa Dr Twahir Ahmed said the patient had bled a lot
but is responding well.
By yesterday, the
hospital bill had risen to Sh1.3 million. Her mother appealed to the government
to ensure the suspects are put behind bars so that her daughter gets justice.
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