A 24-year-old man has been accused of defiling a four-year-old girl and then killing her before disappearing.
The man, Arisa Onsongo who comes from Iringa sub location, allegedly raped the girl and when she died, he took her body, put it in a river and laid stones on the body.
Speaking to this writer on phone on Friday, Tabaka Ward chairman Nathan Onduso confirmed the incident saying the community is in bad shape due to the high crime rate.
“The situation here is so bad and frequency of crime is so high. This girl cannot be buried until the accused is found and punished for his act,” said Onduso.
He also confirmed that the area Assistant Chief Onsongo Maingo is in hospital after he had an accident while looking for the accused.
It is alleged that the accused and the Assistant Chief are related and he has been taking his side whenever he is accused of committing a crime.
The Assistant Chief is recuperating from injuries he sustained in the accident with two other victims at Tabaka hospital.
The accused is still missing.