A suspect who killed an 8-year-old boy and injured a lady in the Ndenderu area has been taken into custody by Kiambu County police.
The boy, who lives with the man’s ex-lover, was reportedly waylaid by the suspect outside the gate.
The man entered the house, according to the police, and killed the youngster by hacking him to death. He also made an attempt to kill the house girl, who had set off an alarm to alert the neighbors.
When the suspect tried to run away, he fell into a pit, and police and Kiambu firefighters had a hard time getting him out.
The man’s ex-lover, who was also inside the residence, escaped the attack and filed a police statement.
The boy’s body was taken to the Kihara Hospital Mortuary for an autopsy, and the injured woman is being treated at Kiambu Level 5 Hospital.
