A 32-year old man was on Sunday evening arrested in Ekalakala, Masinga sub-county after he assaulted his wife and raped their six-year-old girl.
Confirming the accident, Ekalakala sub-chief Timothy Nzioka Kivati said that the man committed the crime at around 7pm where he seriously injured his wife using a panga and raped their daughter who is a class five pupil.
"The woman has cut injuries on her head and one of her legs is broken.The child was bleeding heavily after she was raped, "said Kivati.
According to other sources, the two had been having family issues for quite some time which could have prompted the unfortunate act.
"The couple has been having disagreements for the last one week ," their neighbour confessed.
Kivati urged residents to find better ways of solving family problems rather than committing such crimes.
The two were rushed to Matuu level four hospital but the woman was later transferred to Machakos level five hospital.
Masinga police officers are searching for the assailant.