A Chinese Contractor is currently being held at Iyabe police station for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl.

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It was reported that residents caught him in the act on Saturday evening at Iyabe area Kisii- Migori highway.

"I was at work in town when I received a call that someone had been seen with my daughter, this made me mobilise some individuals who rushed to the lorry and found him doing bad manners to my daughter," said the minor's mother.

Kisii Central Deputy OCS, inspector Abdo Kiptoo Abdala said the man identified as Jin Yuan lured the minor with Sh 200 pretending to seek for direction.

Mr Abdala said the contractor is among the many Chinese International working along the Kisii- Migori highway and plans were underway to arraign him in court today.

"The suspect was found in a compromising situation with the girl inside the lorry and when he refused to open it, people started breaking the windows," he said.

According to him, Mr Yuan was rescued by police officers who rushed to the scene and arrested the man. 

“We have the suspect in our custody and we are just waiting for the statement from the victim and the hospital report to facilitate the court process,” he said. 

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