- Police in Bungoma have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of a 40-year-old man following an alleged dispute arising from a love triangle.
Jackson Simiyu Barasa was attacked and killed at Lukhome Village in Mukuyuni Ward, Bungoma Central Sub-County on Saturday.
Barasa was allegedly attacked by a known man.
Police officers who visited the scene found the deceased’s body at his house, about 300 metres from the alleged scene of attack.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Barasa and the assailant were involved in a confrontation allegedly linked to a love triangle involving a woman.
The deceased had two deep cut wounds on both sides of his head, a fractured right thigh and another cut wound on his left leg, according to police.
The scene was photographed and processed by investigators before the body was moved to Chebukaka Mission Hospital mortuary, where it was preserved pending an autopsy.
Police said no weapon believed to have been used in the killing was recovered at the scene.
The assailant and the woman at the centre of the saga were arrested and booked into police custody as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing continue.
Detectives are expected to establish the events leading to the confrontation, the role of each suspect and the weapon used in the killing.
And a teacher at St Joseph Senior Secondary School in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County, was found dead under circumstances that have prompted a murder investigation.
The body of Kennedy Kiprotich Bosiben, 35, was discovered at Rironi Stream in Mau Summit Location on Saturday morning.
Officers from Mau Summit Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Police said the body was found half-naked, with his trousers lying about 50 metres away.
The deceased had visible injuries on his face, both legs and hips, while blood was reportedly oozing from his mouth, raising suspicion that he may have been assaulted before his death.
Crime scene investigators photographed, processed and documented the scene before the body was removed.
The remains were taken to Londiani Sub-County Mortuary, where they are being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause and circumstances of his death.
Detectives have launched investigations into the incident and are expected to establish where and when the teacher was attacked and identify those responsible.
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