Police officer stoned to death after rescuing FGM survivors in Kenya
Activists see the killing as a setback in the efforts to eliminate the practice, despite it being illegal in the east African country
Source: theguardian.com
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Cop Brutally Killed and Burned After Rescuing FGM Survivors
Picasa/GettyA police officer in Kenya who had helped protect girls forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) was confronted by a gang of youths and violently killed, reports say. Officers in Elgeyo Marakwet county in the Rift Valley region had taken a group of six girls to a hospital after they were subjected to the illegal procedure, according to The Guardian. A mob then stormed into a police post “in a bid to get the girls,” whereupon they “overpowered the officer who was on duty and s
Source: yahoo.com
Elgeyo Marakwet gang kills police officer who rescued 6 girls from FGM
He was stoned and killed on the spot before his body was partially burnt
Source: the-star.co.ke