GSU Officer On The Run After Defiling 4-Year Old Girl

Police in Kithumu Embu West Sub-County are investigating an incident where a General Service Unit (GSU) defiled a 4-year-old girl.

GSU Officer On The Run After Defiling 4-Year Old Girl

The suspect, also a decorated boxer is reported to have run to hiding after violating the minor.

"It has been established that John Kivuti Njagi who defiled the victim who is currently admitted at Embu Level Five hospital in a serious condition is a police officer currently stationed at GSU Headquarters and was once a medalist in boxing," a report from police headquarters read.

The officer was identified as the main suspect when investigations began.  He was attached at the GSU headquaters and is from the Nembule, Embu West Sub-county neighborhood of Ndatu Kiandutu, Kithegi.

The suspect's address has been released, and police have pleaded with the general public and other cops to come forward with information that would help catch him.

"The suspect is currently on the run. Commandant GSU assists in tracing the whereabouts of the suspect and if found inform us for further action," the report further reads.

Under the Sexual Offences Act, a person who commits an offence of defilement with a child aged 11 years or less is liable to imprisonment for life. However, if the victim is aged between 12 and 15 years, the suspect is liable to a jail term of not less than 20 years, upon conviction.