Crime sceneDetectives are investigating an incident where a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death following a confrontation with his brother-in-law at Ramula Shopping Centre in Gem Yala, Siaya County.
Fredrick Oyungu Ombima, aged about 20, was attacked at around 5pm on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, after an altercation with his brother-in-law.
According to police, the confrontation escalated into a fight during which the assailant allegedly stabbed Ombima with a sharp object below the chin, causing him to bleed profusely.
The suspect fled the scene immediately after the incident, witnesses told police.
Good Samaritans rushed Ombima to Ramula Health Centre, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police later found his body lying on the facility’s veranda with a deep bleeding wound on the chin.
The body was subsequently moved to Yala Level IV Hospital mortuary pending autopsy, as police continued searching for the suspect.
And police in Homa Bay are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man whose body was found in a maize plantation in Rangwe Sub-County.
Joseph Ongaro Abong was found lying dead in the plantation on October 6, 2026.
Police officers visited the scene and examined the body.
The deceased had no apparent external physical injuries, although blood was observed oozing from his nostrils.
A banana stem and a panga with a black handle were found lying beside the body.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was removed and taken to the Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, police in Meru recovered the decomposed remains of an unidentified adult man at Muketha Hill in Kiolo Location, Mutuati Sub-County.
The remains were discovered on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, police said.
A team of detectives from the DCI Mutuati and Kenya Police visited the scene and found the decomposed remains of an unknown adult male lying atop Muketha Hill.
Police also recovered clothing and a shoe believed to have belonged to the deceased.
The scene was processed and documented before the remains were removed and taken to Nyambene Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where they are being preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police have commenced investigations to establish the identity of the deceased and circumstances surrounding his death.
