Crime scene
A two-year-old child has died while two other young children are receiving treatment after they were rescued from a fish pond in Nyakach subcounty, Kisumu county.
Police said the incident occurred on Wednesday at a fish pond within the homestead of a local in Kobong’o Village.
The three children were rescued from the pond and rushed to Bollo Health Centre for emergency treatment.
They were aged four, three and two.
While receiving medical attention, the two-year-old one succumbed to the effects of the drowning. Police visited and documented the scene.
The body of the deceased was moved to the mortuary at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital pending a post-mortem examination.
Authorities have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the drowning incident.
Meanwhile, a three-year-old girl died after drowning in a fish pond at her grandfather’s home in Mbeere South subcounty, Embu county.
According to police, the incident was reported at about 5:00 pm on June 30 at Ngiori village.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the child had gone to fetch water from a fish pond within the compound of her grandfather when she slipped into the pond and drowned.
Family members rushed to rescue her and managed to retrieve her from the water, but she had already died.
Crime scene officers processed the scene before the body was moved to Kings Funeral Home mortuary in Kiritiri, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
And police recovered the body of a 36-year-old man who had been reported missing several days earlier in Kakamega county.
According to police, the partially decomposed body was spotted floating in River Yala near Iguhu Bridge in Ivonda sublocation at about 4:00 pm on June 30.
Police visited the scene and retrieved the body, which was identified as that of Douglas Machisu Malimu.
Police said the deceased had been reported missing from his home on June 26 at Savane police station.
Preliminary examination revealed no visible physical injuries on the body.
The body was moved to the Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted to establish the cause of death. Police are continuing with investigations into the incident.
Elsewhere, police have launched investigations into the death of a 37-year-old man whose body was found inside his house in Solio village 7, Laikipia county.
According to police, the body of
Stephen Nyaga Wangui was discovered by his mother on Wednesday.
Police visited the scene and found the deceased lying naked on the floor facing upwards, with minor visible injuries on the left side of his ribs.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Wangui had allegedly been taken from a homestead where a funeral vigil (matanga) was taking place on the night of June 30 by people known to him, who reportedly accused him of stealing a mobile phone.
The scene was processed and documented by the Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) team.
The body was transferred to the Nanyuki Level 5 Hospital mortuary, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted to
establish the cause of death.
Police have commenced investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and identify those responsible.
