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Shock in Nakuru as missing schoolgirl is found dead in a maize plantation. [File, Standard]

The family of a Grade Six student aged 12 years is in shock after the girl was defiled and killed on Monday evening in the Lare area, Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County.

The shocking incident left the body of Mercy Nyambura with multiple head injuries, her left eye severed and her neck bruised, with local authorities believing she was strangled and tortured.

According to the area Chief Mwangi Kiaraho, Nyambura’s body was found on Tuesday afternoon, hidden in a maize plantation within the area, after a long search by villagers.