Deceased Tonny Omondi /HANDOUT
Detectives are investigating an incident where a 25-year-old man died at Kenyatta National Hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by a colleague at their workplace in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
The deceased,Tonny Omondi, was attacked on September 27 while working as a loader with his colleagues.
According to police, the alleged assailant has only been identified as Idris. The incident was initially reported to police as an assault on September 29, police said.
Omondi, who worked at the store, was stabbed following a confrontation with a colleague who is alleged to be a Ugandan.
According to witnesses, Omondi had gone to the store to inquire about his trousers, which the suspect was allegedly wearing.
A confrontation reportedly ensued, during which the suspect allegedly picked up a sharp object from the roof of the store and stabbed Omondi once in the lower abdomen before fleeing the scene.
Omondi’s father, Bernard Omondi, said he received a phone call from one of his son’s colleagues informing him that Tony had been stabbed.
“The colleague told me that Tony had a confrontation with someone at work and he had been stabbed,” Bernard said.
Tony’s sister, Juliet Omondi, who rushed to the scene, said she found her brother had already received first aid at a nearby clinic but was still in considerable pain.
“When I arrived, I found Tony had received first aid and was lying in a charcoal store, but he still looked weak,” Juliet said.
Police later received a report at about 8:05pm that Omondi had succumbed while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital.
The suspect reportedly fled after the incident and remained at large as of the time of the report.
Police have launched efforts to trace and arrest him.
Omondi’s body is at KNH pending further police action as investigations continue.
And police in Bungoma county are investigating the death of a 50-year-old man whose body was found near a stream in Maraka B village, Webuye East.
The body of Johnstone Khaemba Nafula was discovered at about 9pm on September 29 near Webuye Stream in Nangeni sublocation.
Police officers visited the scene and found the man lying face down beside the stream.
He had visible burn injuries on his right hand, the back of his head and his back. Blood spots were also observed around his mouth.
According to relatives, the deceased had a history of epilepsy.
The scene was processed and documented by investigators before the body was moved to Webuye Sub-County Mortuary pending postmortem.
The examination is expected to help establish the cause and circumstances of his death.
