The police in Amudat District are investigating a case of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) involving a 70-year-old woman, Chepokatekok Nakong, who is accused of cutting a 17-year-old girl.
The suspect was arrested on July 18 but escaped from hospital where she had been taken for treatment due to her ill health.
"The suspect was taken to hospital for treatment, but she escaped. We are still searching for her," said Assistant Superintendent of Police Daniel Odongo, the Amudat District head of Criminal Investigations, on Sunday.
The suspect, a resident of Naguliet village, Kongorok parish, Kongorok sub-county, is alleged to have committed the offence on July 17.
Mr Odongo said that the two police officers who were guarding her in the hospital will be charged with neglect of duty and efforts to have her re- arrested are still ongoing to ensure she is produced in court.
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