Police in Mwala, Machakos County, are looking into a report of a man hacking his neighbor on Sunday after the neighbor allegedly stole his charcoal.
The 35-year-old man committed the terrible act and then reported it to the Kathama police post, according to Mwala subcounty police chief Nancy Jerobon.
“It happened on August 11, 2024, at Kithuiani village in Ulaani sublocation, one adult namely Mathias Mwanzia Kitheka aged 35 years alleged that his charcoal had been stolen and he found out that his neighbour namely Attanus Mutiso Kithande aged 51 years was the one who stole it,” Jerobon said
Later, according to Jerobon, the suspect tracked down and hacked the deceased. He passed away right away.
“He had visible deep cuts on the head and broken left leg with blood all over his face. A blood-stained left open shoe was recovered from the suspect’s house,” the police boss added.
According to her, when police officers from the Kathama police post arrived on the scene, they discovered that Kithande had been brought to his home and had passed away from the injuries he sustained.
He was bleeding profusely on his face, with evident serious cuts on his head and a fractured left leg. From the suspect’s residence, a blood-stained left open shoe was found,” the police chief remarked.
The body was taken to the mortuary of Matuu Level 4 hospital in the Yatta subcounty while an autopsy was conducted.
Jerobon stated that the suspect’s court appearance is scheduled on Monday.
She claimed that inquiries into the event had been started by the Mwala police station’s Directorate of Criminal investigations detectives.
