Three women were on Wednesday October 23, 2024 arraigned at the Eldoret court for allegedly attacking a 24-year-old woman.

The suspects, Monicah Jeptum, Joyce Jerobon, and Caroline Jerotich, are accused of inserting pepper into the woman’s private parts. They claimed she had affairs with their husbands.

The victim suffered serious injuries during the October 1, 2024 attack, which happened at Kapseret market in Uasin Gishu County.

The three women denied the charges when they appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Mogire Onkoba.

They were freed on a cash bail of Ksh100,000 each. The case will be mentioned again on November 4, 2024.

According to the Police report, the women ambushed the victim as she headed to a local market.

They forced her into a house, stripped her naked, and inserted pepper into her private parts, accusing her of being a ‘husband snatcher’.

Eyewitnesses disclosed that they heard the victim’s screams and rushed to the house where the incident happened.

One witness recalled, “We heard the victim screaming from the house where the incident was taking place. When we went there, we found her begging the suspects to forgive her. We later asked her to go to the hospital and seek medical attention.”

Meanwhile, the victim was rescued and taken to hospital for treatment.

After police investigations, the suspects were arrested and charged with sexual assault under the Sexual Offences Act of 2007.