A mob
attacked and killed a mentally ill man after he had allegedly killed his father
in a village in Kibwezi, Makueni County.
Police
said the incident happened on December 9 at night in Muembeni village within
the Ndetani sub-location.
Joseph
Muteti, 37, is said to have attacked his father Muteti Musyimi, 72 killing him.
The attack was unprovoked.
Police
said the man attacked his father using a stone.
He picked
up a stone and hit him in the head killing him on the spot.
His
mother who was present raised an alarm alerting villagers who responded and
lynched him.
The
villagers used stones and sticks to injure the man fatally.
The woman
told police the assailant now deceased had earlier refused to take his
medicine.
She then
called the husband to come and help in convincing the son to take the medicine.
It was when
the father arrived home that the son confronted him with a stone killing him.
Police
were called to the scene and helped to move the bodies to the mortuary.
The
police said they are investigating the tragedy. Police discourage mob lynching
and advise the public to always surrender suspects to authorities for
processing.
Meanwhile,
a man was electrocuted as he pruned a tree near a live power line in Chepngaina village, on the outskirts of Bomet town.
According to eyewitnesses, the deceased cried out for help from
the top of a bluegum tree before falling to the ground, clutching the panga he
was using.
Kenya Power officers stationed at the Bomet power station were
quickly dispatched to turn off the electricity supply.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
In Ragumo, Kisumu County a 50-year-old man was found dead
after suspected drowning.
The
incident happened on December 9 along the Chiga-Rabuor road at Obuso River,
police said.
Police
said Ezekiel Ongangi slid into the river as he crossed the site.
Locals
managed to retrieve his body long after the incident had happened.
The body
was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
