KDF Officer Arrested After Assaulting Man Caught With His Spouse

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer was on Monday arrested after he reportedly took a 25-year-old hostage over allegations of extramarital affairs along with his spouse. 

Based on a police report obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, the KDF officer, based mostly at Nanyuki Barracks, within the firm of a medical scientist at Makueni County Referral Hospital, allegedly caught the person red-handed along with his spouse at Shimo property in Makueni County. 

Angered by the 2 lovebirds, the duo nabbed the sufferer, tied him up with a rope and took him hostage.

The officer then reportedly proceeded to torture the person, piercing his personal components with cactus thorns and inflicting deep cuts on his face. At the moment, the 25-year-old was wailing and begging for his life.

The KDF officer and his confederate drove the 25-year-old to Makueni Police Station on allegations of getting extramarital affairs with the officer’s spouse. 

The KDF officer and the medical scientist have been, nevertheless, arrested and detained at Makueni Police Station for inflicting grievous hurt to the 25-year-old. 

Alternatively, the sufferer was escorted to Makueni County Referral Hospital for remedy. 

Police thereafter launched investigations to establish why the KDF officer subjected the sufferer to torture and merciless remedy.

Additionally they reported the case to the navy which was stated to have taken over the case. 

If discovered culpable, the KDF officer will face disciplinary actions based on Part 24 of the Armed Forces Act which topics the suspect to a courtroom martial course of that deems the suitable punishment.

Based on the Act, these discovered responsible of committing offences towards the civil inhabitants will likely be subjected to a minimal sentence of a two-year jail time period. 

“Any individual topic to this Act who exterior Kenya commits any wrongful act towards the individual or property of any member of the civil inhabitants shall be responsible of an offence and liable, on conviction by court-martial, to imprisonment for a time period not exceeding two years or any much less punishment offered by this Act,” learn a part of the Act.