Police officers pounced on two women, arresting them moments before handing over children to an international pedophilia.
The suspects, Fatma Muhammed and Lafisa Abdulrashid, were taken into custody after a planned ambush, and brought before Resident Magistrate Nkurunya Namunyak.
According to the police, the foreign national is named Michael Ballantine. Moreover, the suspects were about to be lynched by the angry Malindi residents when they were rescued by the police.
A manhunt has already been launched to bring the foreigner to book.
The two accomplices are being held in custody for an additional seven days as police hunt down the main suspect.
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Parents of the Children Speak After Arrest of the Women
The parents of the children have expressed their shock and heartbreak over the incident.
One of them, a mother, narrated that her child was abducted at around 12:00 pm and the foreigner had touched her inappropriately.
Further, when she took the child to the hospital, the doctors confirmed her fears that the child had been abused.
“She was taken at around 12 pm and my child told me that the white man touched her in her private parts. I immediately took her to hospital and the doctors have told me that she has been hurt,
“My child has been hurt so badly both from behind and front,” she said in tears.
At the same time, a relative stated that all the children who were victims confessed that they were abused and touched inappropriately.
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Malindi Leaders Push for Arrest of Foreigner
According to Malindi Woman Representative Amina Mnyazi, the residents knew where the white man lived. She demanded that the police track him and arrest him.
“Everyone knows where he stays. We want him to be tracked and arrested. He has lacked faith and heart so much so, that he is drooling over three-year-old children.
“We want to know the kind of devil he is,” she said.
Also, she expressed concern over the safety of the children noting that the man could have recorded pornographic content, exposing the children.
“We are shocked and are worried that he may have recorded pornographic content to sell to other nationals.
“A three-year-old child and a six-year-old child. What kind of party would the women host for them? He has been paying women to sleep with their children,”
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