Shop attendant killed in Kilifi fire incident

The body of a 20-year-old man was found in a shop that had been burnt in an incident in Vishakani village, Kaloleni, Kilifi County.

Police said the deceased Muhammad Rashid Ali was an attendant at the affected shop.

A fire broke out at the shop on April 10 as the deceased was busy in the shop.

He raised an alarm but was overwhelmed and burned to death, police said.

Members of the public were mobilized to assist in putting out the fire when they found the body therein.

The cause of the fire was not immediately established. The body was moved to a local mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

Elsewhere in Mbeere, Embu County, one Nicholas Njeru Muchungu, 60, was found dead after a suspected murder.

The deceased had a wound deep in the head, and both hands were suspected to have been inflicted by a sharp object.

At the scene, police recovered two mobile phones.

One of the mobile phones was linked to a neighbor of the deceased. The suspect is missing, and police are looking for him for questioning.

Police said they are investigating a murder in the case.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

In the Karaba area, Mbeere, Embu, one Erick Maina, 38, was found dead in Riakanau village after suspected electrocution.

Police visited the scene and established that a single naked barbed wire around the farm was connected to live electric wire from a 600W solar converter.

The deceased was alleged to have stumbled on the live wire and was electrocuted.

The body was moved to Embu County and the Referral Hospital mortuary, awaiting postmortem.

Two suspects were arrested over the incident, police said.

In Nkubu, Meru County, a man was arrested over claims he strangled his four-month-old son.

The suspect walked to a local hospital with the lifeless body of the boy, claiming he had accidentally strangled him.

Officials at the hospital declared the boy dead, and police were called to interrogate the father.

Police said they are investigating the incident.