Man kills aunt, sends text to relatives after murder in Ratta, Kisumu

The suspect later sent a text to his relatives confessing he had strangled his aunt identified as Ruth Achieng Apiyo, 60. Her body was found lying lifeless on bed long after the murder.

The nephew lived in the woman’s house by the time the murder happened on January 22 and the motive is yet to be established, police said.

When the relatives received the message, they rushed to the home only to stumble on the body lying in bed.

The suspected assailant had escaped the scene. The motive of the murder was not known.

Police moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy even as they searched for the suspect for questioning.

Elsewhere, a 64-year-old man was killed after a quarry he was working in collapsed in Giatumbi village, Kinyaga, Kirinyaga County.
Another man was injured in the Thursday incident and rushed to the hospital, police said.

The two had ventured into a quarry when sand debris collapsed and trapped them. Police said Phillip Njagaru Kariuki, 64, died while his colleague was rescued alive and taken to the hospital.

A crowd gathered at the scene as rescue teams rushed to help the victims.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.

A woman was arrested over the murder of her four-year-old son in Sheywe village, Kakamega County.

The body of the boy was found lying on a sofa set on January 20. Police said the woman is believed to have strangled the boy, and they are yet to establish the motive for the same.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Police said the woman was expected in court on Wednesday to face murder charges.

Elsewhere in Borabu, Nyamira County, the body of Eric Bogonko, 41, was found in his house after he had been assaulted in an altercation with people known to him.

Police said the deceased decided to take painkillers and slept. He died overnight in his house. Police moved the body to the mortuary pending investigations.

Police said they were hunting for the said assailants for questioning over the murder.

Murder incidents have been on the rise in various places amid efforts to solve them. Most incidents are linked to land disputes and love triangles.

In Mugutha area, Juja, Kiambu County, the body of a man was found in a thicket after a suspected murder.

The man did not have identification documents when the body was discovered and was moved to the mortuary pending other procedures. Police said they are investigating murder in the incident.