An 86-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her grandson following a suspected dispute over family land in Tongaren Sub-County, Bungoma County.
The incident was reported on Tuesday morning after the elderly woman’s body was discovered in her house at Mutoto Village, police said.
Police officers visited the scene and identified the deceased as Turutea Atiang’a Barasa.
Investigators found her lying lifeless on a bed with severe facial injuries and a neck injury consistent with a violent assault.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect allegedly attacked his grandmother during a dispute over land inherited from his late father.
Police said the suspect had travelled from Matisi in Kitale on Saturday, August 1, to discuss the family land with the deceased.
After the alleged attack, he is reported to have stolen several chickens from the homestead before fleeing to an unknown destination.
No murder weapon was recovered at the scene.
The body was moved to Naitiri Sub-County Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending a post-mortem examination, while police launched a manhunt for the suspect.
Meanwhile, police have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found along the Southern Bypass in Nairobi in a suspected murder.
The body was discovered on Tuesday morning at around 8 a.m. in a drainage channel near the Affordable Housing project along the Southern Bypass by a traffic police officer on patrol.
Police responded to the scene and found the man, believed to be a street dweller, lying on his back in a pool of blood.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased had a deep sharp-object injury to the right thigh, which is believed to have caused fatal bleeding.
Police suspect the victim was attacked by unknown assailants during the night and left at the scene, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) officers processed the scene before the body was moved to the Nairobi Funeral Home for preservation, identification and a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the identity of the deceased and trace those responsible for the killing.
