Kenya ‘Liz’ gang rape accused trial begins

One of the six teenagers accused of gang-raping a 16-year-old girl in Kenya and dumping her in a pit latrine has gone on trial.

The case led to widespread shock in Kenya and around the world after police ordered some of the alleged attackers to cut grass as punishment.

On Monday, hundreds of people marched through the town of Busia to demand justice for the girl, known as “Liz”.

She suffered a broken back and serious internal injuries.

The girl was attacked and repeatedly raped in June as she returned from her grandfather’s funeral in Tingolo village in western Kenya’s Busia County…

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