Police in Kwale County are investigating a brutal killing after an elderly man was found murdered in his home in Samburu Sub-County.
According to the police, the incident was reported by deceased’s son who alerted authorities that his father, identified as 87-year-old Mwavadu Ndawa, had been found dead on Thursday April 16.
The body was discovered by the deceased’s granddaughter who found him lying on his bed in a pool of blood.
Police who visited the scene established that the victim had sustained stab wounds to the back of the neck and the left ear, believed to have been inflicted by unknown assailants using a sharp object. He died from the injuries.
The scene was processed by investigators before the body was moved to Kinango Sub-County Hospital Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
However, the case has taken a puzzling turn after a separate identification process at Kwale County Hospital Mortuary indicated the body was that of Hassan Bakari Ngare, a 40-year-old man from Maweni Village in Likoni Sub-County.
The identification was made by his wife and other relatives, and a postmortem examination has already been conducted.
The conflicting identities have raised questions, with police now working to establish the true identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the killing.
No arrests have been made so far, and investigations into the murder are ongoing.
And police in Kisumu have arrested a murder suspect who had been on the run following the killing of a woman in a suspected love triangle dispute.
The suspect, surrendered himself at Kombewa Police Station on Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the suspect had been wanted in connection with the murder of Elizabeth Adhiambo Yogo, a 48-year-old woman who was killed at Border Village in Manyatta B area within Kisumu East Sub-County.
Investigations indicate that the suspect had previously inherited the deceased in 2018 following the death of her husband, in line with local customary practices. However, the relationship is said to have later turned sour, culminating in a fatal altercation reportedly linked to a love triangle.
Police say the incident occurred at night at the woman’s rented house, where she was fatally stabbed. The suspect then fled the area and remained in hiding until his surrender.
Following his surrender, the suspect was placed in custody and is expected to be arraigned in court once investigations are complete.
Police have not disclosed further details but say the case remains under investigation.
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