Man stabbed to death after fight outside Kirinyaga bar
A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death following a fight with another man shortly after leaving a bar at Kiangombe Trading Centre in Kirinyaga County.
Police identified the deceased as Derick Muchira Mwangi who had been drinking with his friend, at Club Vegas Bar and Restaurant on Saturday night.
According to police, the two men left the entertainment joint at about 11pm and were walking home when they got into a fight approximately 50 metres from the club.
During the confrontation, the assailant allegedly stabbed Muchira in the neck.
The injured man was rushed to Kerugoya Referral Hospital for treatment but succumbed while undergoing treatment.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and the whereabouts of the suspect are ongoing.
And a 32-year-old man was stabbed to death outside rental houses in Kirinyaga East after an assailant allegedly attacked him in the early hours of Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Evans Muriithi, was found bleeding profusely at the entrance of rental houses in Kitharai-ini village, Kiaumbui Sub-location, Njukiini-ini South Location.
One of the tenants was awakened at about 3.30am after hearing the main gate being hit with what sounded like a blunt object.
She then heard a man scream loudly before the area fell silent.
She reportedly peeped through a window and saw a man kneeling and bleeding heavily from the head.
She subsequently heard a motorcycle speeding away towards the Embu-Nairobi Highway, about 50 metres from the scene.
Police officers visited and processed the scene.
Muriithi was found kneeling at the entrance of the rental houses, dressed in a greyish jacket, bluish rugged jeans and a white floral T-shirt.
Police noted a visible stab wound on the left side of his chest.
A multicoloured cap and a black mobile phone were found beside his body, while bloodstains were observed at the main gate and at an abandoned kiosk along the nearby highway.
The scene was photographed and documented before the body was removed to Kerugoya County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting an autopsy.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances of the killing and identify the assailant.
