Man found killed, throat slit and body dumped in rice farm
A map showing location of Wang'uru, in Kirinyaga County. PHOTO | GOOGLE MAP
What you need to know:
- The shocked residents were overwhelmed by emotions as some sobbed uncontrollably at the horrifying site.
- The villagers called for speedy investigations and identify the man and his killers and justice prevail.
Residents of a village in Kirinyaga County were on Sunday morning shocked when they stumbled upon a body of a man who was brutally murdered and dumped in a rice farm.
According to Thiba residents, the body had stab wounds on the chest while the deceased man’s throat had been slit open.
The man’s identity is yet to be known. Officers from Wang'uru Police station who were called to the scene took the body to Murang’a Hospital Mortuary.
The shocked residents were overwhelmed by emotions as some sobbed uncontrollably at the horrifying site.
"We are worried because we think a terror gang has invaded this area. The police should carry out thorough investigations to identify the killers," said one of the residents, Mr Simon Njogu, 48.
The villagers called for speedy investigations and identify the man and his killers and justice prevail.
Area criminal investigations officer Mr Boaz Obeto said the motive behind the murder will be known once investigations are completed.
"We are launching investigations so that those who murdered the man can be exposed," said Mr Obeto.
He called on the residents to assist investigation officers identify the victim and also volunteer information which can lead to the arrest of the culprits.
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Elsewhere, a man was crushed to death in a road accident at Piai on Ngurubani-Makutano road in Kirinyaga County when a Nairobi bound matatu lost control and knocked him triggering protests from residents.
The man died on the spot as angry residents confronted the driver and his conductor in the Saturday evening incident.
Fearing for their lives, the driver and his conductor took-off in different directions as the charged crowd pursued them baying for their blood.
Passengers in the ill-fated vehicle watched in fear as the crowd created chaos leading to a snarl-up on the busy road for hours.
Last week, one person died while six others were seriously injured when two Lorries collided at the same spot.
Since January this year, over 25 people — among them four members of the same family — have perished in the region and some of the vehicles involved in the accidents burnt by protesting residents.
