Nakuru man, son found dead in suspected suicide

Detectives in Nakuru are investigating a suspected murder-suicide incident after a man and his nine-year-old son were found dead inside their rented estate apartment.

The incident was reported on Thursday after the wife of the deceased arrived at their home and found the two lying unresponsive on a bed in the main bedroom.

The deceased were identified as 34-year-old Arthur Mwangi Wanjama and his son. The motive was not known, and it is not clear what motivated the move.

Police officers who visited the apartment found the bodies lying on the bed with foam around their mouths and noses. Investigators recovered a half-empty 100ml bottle of Abamite pesticide on a chair in the sitting room and a quarter-empty bottle of insecticide on the bedroom floor.

The scene was processed and documented before the bodies were moved to the PNN mortuary awaiting postmortem examination. Police have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the deaths and said they were pursuing various theories.

Meanwhile, police in Embu County have launched investigations into a suspected murder after the decomposing body of an unidentified man was discovered in a maize plantation in Nembure area.

According to police, the incident was reported at around 7.30pm on Thursday after a resident alerted authorities about the body. Police visited the area and confirmed the body was in a decomposed state.

Police said the deceased had sustained multiple head injuries, raising suspicion of foul play.

The scene was processed before the body was moved to Embu Level 5 Hospital mortuary pending identification and postmortem examination. Investigations into the suspected murder are ongoing.