The 10-year-old boy was admitted to the Nyeri County Referral Hospital after his stepfather cut off his penis for allegedly stealing Ksh50.

According to the boy’s mother, the incident happened last week but the stepfather had forced the child to keep it a secret.

The mother only learned of the incident over the weekend when one of her daughters told her that the brother was in pain.

The step-father was arrested by the area residents and handed to police.

The boy denied stealing the claimed Ksh50.

Dr Eric Mabeya, a resident surgeon at the Nyeri County Referral Hospital, said the boy sustained soft tissue injuries and is scheduled for an operation, and that the boy’s urination had not been affected, however, he is traumatized.