Three cops who tied a woman on a motorbike and dragged her on the tarmac have been arrested.
The three, a senior police officer in Kuresoi South and two of his juniors were filmed committing the disheartening crime after 21-year-old Mercy Cherono was allegedly accused of theft.
The arrests came after the video went viral on social media.
A tweet by Directorate of Criminal Investigation stated that the three were in lawful custody and helping with further investigations into the matter.
THREE @PoliceKE officers were yesterday arrested by @DCI_Kenya Detectives following circulation of a video depicting a woman being whipped & dragged on a motorbike in Kuresoi South Sub-County.
The suspects are in lawful custody helping with further investigations into the matter pic.twitter.com/yx4eXA8a9D
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) June 11, 2020
The Independent Police Oversight Authority has also launched a probe into the incident.
Cherono who was brutally beaten by police officers suffered broken bones, a cut on the head and soft tissue injuries on her hands.
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