Kisumu night guard killed in suspected love triangle

Detectives in Kisumu County launched a manhunt for a suspect in connection with the death of a night guard following a violent altercation in the Dunga area.

According to police, the incident occurred on April 21 around 3:00 pm at a residential site adjacent to Kiboko Bay.

Police said the incident involved a suspected love triangle.

The victim, identified as Thomas Egilaiza, a 35-year-old man working as a night guard, was found lying on his back at the foot of a water tank.

Colleagues had attempted to administer first aid after he sustained severe injuries during a fight, witnesses told police.

Preliminary investigations indicate the deceased is understood to have been involved in a confrontation with a fellow security guard, following a disagreement over a woman who had visited them at the site.

Egilaiza suffered deep cuts to the forehead and back, reportedly inflicted using a stone recovered at the scene, consistent with eyewitness accounts.

It is reported that after the incident, he managed to walk from the lakeshore, where the fight initially broke out, to a second location near the suspect’s residence, where he later collapsed and died as colleagues tried to assist him.

The suspect, who is also employed as a security guard, left the scene immediately after the incident.

Police have launched efforts to trace and locate him. He had not been caught by Thursday, police said.

The body was moved to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where a postmortem examination is expected to be conducted.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.

In another incident, a middle-aged man was found dead under unclear circumstances in the Sondu area, Sigowet Sub-County, Kericho County.

According to police, the incident was reported by a local resident.

She stated that while heading to the highway to receive a parcel, she came across the body of an unidentified man lying in a corridor near a guest house.

Police officers visited the scene and confirmed the body was that of a middle-aged man. Preliminary observations indicated that the body had no visible physical injuries.

The scene was processed and documented by investigators before the body was moved to Sigowet Sub-County Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

Authorities have launched investigations into the incident and are appealing to members of the public with missing relatives or any relevant information to come forward.