Crime scene
Detectives are investigating a suspected murder-suicide incident after a 23-year-old woman and her one-year-three-month-old son were found dead inside their home in Bungoma county.
According to the police, the woman’s husband returned home from work at around 8 am on June 7 and found the house locked from the inside. His wife, Joy Wambui, was not responding to his calls.
With the assistance of the caretaker, the door was forced open. Inside, they found Joy’s body lying on a bed alongside the body of their young son.
Police officers visited the scene at Luusajela B Village in Kanduyi Division.
Preliminary investigations suggest the mother may have taken her own life after allegedly causing the death of her child, Western Regional Police Commander George Seda said.
Investigators recovered assorted medicines from a table in the room and a syringe lying on the bed next to the child’s body.
Authorities said neither body showed visible physical injuries. The scene was processed and documented before the bodies were moved to Bungoma County Referral Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem examinations.
Police classified the matter as a pending investigation, with autopsy and toxicology findings expected to help establish the exact cause of death and the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
Such incidents have been on the rise amid calls on parties to solve their challenges amicably.
Meanwhile, police in Kayole, Nairobi, arrested a suspect following the death of a 30-year-old man whose body was found outside a house under circumstances investigators are treating as suspected murder.
According to police, the deceased, identified as Rodgers Okuto, was discovered lying unresponsive outside a house in the CMM Powerline area of Twiga.
The woman who reported the incident told police she arrived at her residence at about 7 a.m. and found the man lying outside.
She subsequently reported the matter to officers at Twiga Patrol Base, who accompanied her back to the scene.
Police officers responded and examined the scene. Preliminary investigations established that the deceased is believed to have died inside the reporter’s house before his body was allegedly dragged outside to the location where it was found.
The scene was processed and documented by CSI officers, and the body was moved to Mama Lucy Hospital Mortuary pending a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.
A suspect has been placed in police custody as
investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Detectives are working to establish the events leading to the man’s death and
any possible motive.
