Detectives are investigating an incident where a 16-year-old boy was killed and his father injured after they were allegedly attacked by three young men armed with knives and pangas in Garissa county.
The incident occurred on Friday morning in the Milimani area of Ziwani Sub-location, police said.
Police said a man aged 52 was at home with his second wife when a disagreement escalated into a scuffle.
His three stepsons allegedly responded to the confrontation armed with knives and pangas.
They allegedly attacked the man and his biological son.
The 16-year-old sustained a deep stab wound to the upper back, while his father suffered a deep cut to the back of his head.
Police officers on patrol responded to the incident and rushed the two injured victims to Garissa Teaching and Referral Hospital.
However, the boy was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, while his father was treated and discharged in fair condition.
The boy’s body was moved to the hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination as police launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the fatal attack.
The three suspects were identified by police as the deceased’s stepbrothers as investigations continue.
Elsewhere, police in Teso North, Busia county, have launched a manhunt for a suspect accused of stabbing a 22-year-old man to death.
James Jeremy Omukure was found dead at Kapesur area on Friday around midday with a fresh stab wound to his stomach and his intestines protruding, according to police.
Police officers who visited the scene established that Omukure had allegedly been stabbed by a man who is well known, and who fled immediately after the attack.
The scene was documented by police officers before the body was moved to Kocholia Sub-County Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect, who remains at large, as investigations continue to establish the circumstances and motive behind the killing.
Police said further updates would follow as the investigation progresses.
In a different incident, police in Likuyani, Kakamega county, have launched investigations into the murder of a 41-year-old man who was allegedly attacked by two men while a group of people was preparing for a traditional initiation ceremony.
Harrison Azisi Amwai was reportedly called aside by two men at Dr Ng’ang’a village in Kongoni Location on Friday evening.
According to police, the incident occurred at about 6.10 pm.
The two suspects allegedly lured Amwai away from the group into a narrow footpath, where they reportedly attacked him with sharp objects before fleeing.
Police officers who responded to the scene found Amwai lying in a pool of blood with severe injuries.
He had visible injuries to the neck, cuts on the head and right ear, while both eyes had reportedly been gouged out.
A blood-stained knife and a pair of pliers were recovered at the scene.
Police processed and documented the scene before moving the body to Likuyani Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Investigators have launched a search for the two suspects, while the motive for the attack remains unclear.
Police are also expected to question members of the group that was preparing for the initiation ceremony as investigations continue.
