A 25 years old man has gone into hideout after allegedly killing his Grade 1 child after thorough beating.
It is reported that the suspect from Nyatieko village in Kitutu Chache South Constituency was taking care of his son after the wife left for job abroad.
The villagers who identified the suspect as Joash Nyakundi said he has been beating the minor under the excuse of disciplining but unfortunately killed him after thorough beating.
The neighbours said that they heard the boy crying from fierce beating of the father, but when they rushed to rescue the boy, they found his naked body lying on the chair in the sitting room.
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“We observed and saw the body had burns that tended to come from a sharp hot metallic object.” Said one of the villagers.
However, the motive behind the alleged murder has not been established.
The body was taken to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary by police for postmortem as they launch man hunt for the suspect.
By Enock Okong’o
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