Farmhand allegedly defiles, kills teen girl before dying by suicide

Crime scene

A 25-year-old farmhand died by suicide after he allegedly killed his employer’s daughter at Manera village in North Kanyamwa, Ndhiwa.

Brian Manase is suspected of having killed Ida Odhiambo, 16, on Sunday when his employer was away.

It was reported that Manase defiled the girl before killing her.

Ndhiwa police commander John Losia said the incident occurred when Pamela Audi who is the homeowner and mother of the girl, had travelled to Kisumu as the farmhand and her daughter remained behind.

“The girl died after her head was chopped off using a panga. She was found lying in a pool of blood in the house,” Losia said.

Audi travelled back and arrived at 9 pm Sunday when she discovered the shocking scene.

It is reported that Audi tried to look for the houseboy within the home compound in vain.

“The mother of the girl went to the house where her daughter slept but she was shocked to discover her daughter was dead,” Losia said.

The body was under the bed with blood on the floor.

The woman raised an alarm, attracting neighbours who mounted a search for Manase.

One group of residents went to the house where he slept and found his body.

“The neighbours had to break the door as it was locked from inside. His body was found hanging from the roof with his neck tied to a sisal rope,” the police officer said.

Losia said investigators who went to the scene established that Ida could have been defiled before being killed.

The bodies were taken to Homa Bay Referral Hospital mortuary for postmortem.

Residents were advised to undertake an assessment of the background of people they hire to work for them in homes.

“They should get information from the chiefs to avoid a repeat of this mistake,” he said.