Police in Nyandarua county are investigating a case where a girl was allegedly defiled before being left next to her father's grave.
Her mother was also stabbed several times by attackers at their home, Daily Nation reports.
The police confirmed the incident on Thursday adding that they suspected that the Wednesday night attack was conducted by a group of men.
The girl was among the candidates who had sat for the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Educations (KCPE) examinations.
According to the Nyandarua West Sub-county Police Commander Isaac Ruto, the young girl may have been defiled several times before she was abandoned at their home in Kwa Major Village, Ol Joro Orok Constituency.
Her 54-year-old mother, on the other hand, was stabbed on the head and chest.
“After attacking the woman, they took away her daughter and repeatedly defiled her before dumping her several metres from their house," Ruto stated as quoted by Nation.
"The family has for a long time been involved in a dispute over a piece of land. This is one of the subjects that we are focusing on. We will not rest until we bring the attackers to book as this is a heinous act," Ruto added.
The mother and her daughter who were in a critical condition were taken to Nyahururu County Referral Hospital as investigations into the case commenced.