A 17-year-old Form Three student has died after he was allegedly stabbed by a 16-year-old relative following a disagreement that reportedly broke out during a gambling session in Othaya, Nyeri County.
The student succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment at the KNH Mwai Kibaki Annex in Othaya after the incident on Sunday, November 8.
According to police, the two teenagers had reportedly been gambling when a disagreement broke out between them. The confrontation is said to have escalated, with the younger boy allegedly picking up a kitchen knife and stabbing the older one on the upper left side of the chest.
The injured student was rushed to the nearby health facility, where medical personnel tried to save his life, but he died while undergoing treatment.
Officers from Othaya Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), visited the hospital and started investigations.
The 16-year-old suspect was arrested and is being held in police custody as investigators seek to establish what triggered the confrontation. Police also recovered the kitchen knife believed to have been used in the attack and secured it as an exhibit.
The body of the student was preserved at the hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination. Investigations are ongoing.
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