The child whose eyes were gouged out in Kisii tells his mother in court that his grandmother was the one who committed the atrocit.
Brighton Junior Sagini on Friday explained to the court step by step the events before his eyes were gouged out and linked his grandmother Rael Nyakerario, 84 to the incident that left him without eyes.
In a recorded video, the child through a child specialist told the court that his grandmother planned to gouge out his eyes before throwing him in a nearby corn field.
Nyakerario is among the other suspects, Alex Ochogo and Pacificah Nyakerario who are facing charges of torturing and injuring Baby Sagini in Kisii court.
The suspects were brought before Chief Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno on Friday, during the interview on Friday Sagini said the accused removed his eyes with her hands before being taken to a maize field where he was found dumped.
That day, Sagini recalled he was sent to fetch water and on the way he was attacked by a suspect who gouged out his eyes, he was rushed to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital after emergency treatment at Marani Sub-County Hospital.
Daniel Nyameino, a Clinician at the center said he found Sagini’s eyes leaking when he was brought to the hospital. The child had scratch marks on his right eye indicating signs of being abused by an assailant piercing his eyes.
Nyameino told the court that the injuries were caused by blunt force trauma. The case will continue on March 17 and will be heard for the last time on March 24 Where decision will be made.
