Crime sceneMombasaTwo people, including an 11-year-old boy, died after a wall belonging to a logistics company collapsed onto an adjacent residential house in Kambodia village, Jomvu Sub-County, police and witnesses said.
The incident occurred at around 1:30 am on
Monday, police and other witnesses said.
Police visited the scene after receiving a report from the Kambodia village elder.
They established that the collapsed wall had buried three members of a family in the rubble.The victims were identified as Ignitious Lenjo Kidero, 42, and his two sons including Elias Kidero, 11.
One son, however, survived.
Police officers and members of the public
rescued the three victims and rushed them to Mikindani Medical Hospital in
serious condition.
However, upon arrival, Ignitious and Elias were pronounced dead.
The other son was admitted at the same facility and was reported to be in fair condition.The collapsed wall is reported to belong to a logistics company, officials said.
The scene was processed and secured for further examination, while the bodies of the deceased were moved to Coast General Hospital mortuary, awaiting postmortem.
Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Elsewhere, a one-year-old boy died after he was accidentally struck on the back of the head while his father was pruning a compound fence in Nandi South.
The incident occurred on Saturday at around 4 pm as the father was pruning the compound fence.
The child reportedly crawled underneath the fence from the opposite side, where his father was working.
The father allegedly swung the cutting tool without noticing the child, striking him at the back of the head and causing serious injuries.
The boy was rushed to Kaptumo Sub-County Hospital and later referred to Kapsabet Referral Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Meanwhile police in Turbo have arrested a man following the death of a woman who was found unconscious on a farm in Juakali area.
A worker discovered the woman lying unconscious under a tree at around 8:30 am while taking cattle to a grazing field within the farm.
The worker raised an alarm, prompting other employees to respond and rush the woman to Mercy Hospital in Juakali Trading Centre for treatment.
One of the workers who assisted was identified the woman as Lydia Jeptoo, his former girlfriend.The deceased was reportedly found with bruises on both thighs.
The man was arrested and is being held in custody to assist with investigations. The body was moved to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.Police investigations are ongoing.
