A suspected revenge killing in Siyu, Lamu East Sub-County, spiralled into chaos after angry youth torched a suspect’s family home following the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old man.
Swabir Hassan Omar was stabbed in the chest on Tuesday morning in Ishakani Village in an attack police believe is linked to a long-standing feud.
Witnesses said the suspect, who was also armed with a panga, attempted to further assault the victim before fleeing towards the ocean shore.
Police said Swabir collapsed at the scene and was rushed to Siyu Dispensary, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The killing triggered immediate retaliation, with enraged youth from Siyu Village storming Ishakani and setting ablaze the house belonging to the suspect’s 70-year-old grandmother. The fire was later contained with the help of residents.
Police officers intervened and restored calm after the area briefly descended into chaos.
Preliminary investigations indicate the incident is an act of revenge linked to a 2023 killing. The deceased is the younger brother of a man accused of killing the suspect’s cousin in a separate stabbing incident, a case currently pending judgment at the High Court in Garsen.
Authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspect, who remains at large.
Elsewhere, police in Nyandarua County are investigating the killing of an unidentified man whose body was found with severe head injuries in the Gichungo area.
The body was discovered by locals lying by the roadside at Thitai near Kariamu shopping centre. Police who visited the scene said the victim had deep cuts on the head, suggesting a violent attack.
The body was moved to J.M. Kariuki County Referral Hospital mortuary pending identification and postmortem examination. Police have appealed to members of the public with missing relatives to assist in identifying the deceased.
In Kiambu County, detectives are probing the death of a 34-year-old man who drowned in a family dam in Lari Sub-County.
The deceased, Geoffrey Waweru Githua, is reported to have jumped into the dam in Ebenezer Village under Kamae Sub-location on Monday morning following a domestic dispute.
Police said he had quarreled with his mother the previous evening over proceeds from vegetable sales at their family farm. His body, which had no visible physical injuries, was retrieved by officers from Kamae Police Station and moved to a mortuary in Lari pending a postmortem.
Investigations into all the incidents are ongoing.
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