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A court in Eldoret has ordered the detention of a 14-year-old boy over defilement allegations.
The investigating officer told the court that on March 23 and 24, the suspect molested an eight-year-old boy and a ten-year-old girl at Jerusalem Estate in Moiben Sub-County.
He is also accused of defiling six other minors in the same area before being arrested.
When the minor appeared before Resident Magistrate Rodgers Otieno, he did not enter a plea because the law required him to be represented by a lawyer.
The magistrate advised State Counsel Meshack Rop that the minor needed to be represented by a lawyer.
The court also ordered that the minor be taken to the hospital for age assessment before being charged.
The minor informed the magistrate that he wanted to be taken to a rescue centre, claiming that life there was better than at home.
The magistrate expressed concern about the presence of a child in his court as an accused. He ordered that the minor be detained at the Eldoret Rescue Centre for five days while a lawyer is found to represent him.
