Man found dead in pool of blood in Kangundo, Machakos County

Police in Kangundo, Machakos County are investigating the suspected murder of an unidentified middle-aged man whose body was found lying in a pool of blood along a road at Kwa Akamba Shopping Centre.

The body was discovered in the early hours of Wednesday, November 4, by a man who was heading home from Tala.

A witness spotted the lifeless body lying along the road, with blood scattered around it, before alerting police.

The deceased was yet to be identified, with police awaiting identification and a postmortem examination to establish the circumstances and cause of death.

Investigations are ongoing.

And police in Bondo, Siaya County, have launched investigations after a man died following an alleged assault by his three stepbrothers over a land dispute.

Hillary Odhiambo Ogango died at his home in Ulongi Village after reportedly sustaining serious injuries during a confrontation with his stepbrothers on Tuesday night, November 3.

The suspects have been identified as Michael Oburu, Kevin Oburu and Clinton Oburu.

According to a police report, the altercation occurred at around 11pm following a disagreement over a piece of land.

The three men allegedly assaulted Ogango, leaving him with serious injuries before taking him to his residence and abandoning him there.

His wife, Vivian Akinyi, reportedly discovered him unresponsive when she went to wake him up on Wednesday morning.

She is said to have found that he had succumbed to the injuries sustained during the previous night’s confrontation.

Police officers who visited the scene established that the deceased had visible injuries on the left side of his chest near the heart, head and back, as well as bruises on his left leg.

The three suspects, who are the deceased’s stepbrothers, reportedly fled to an unknown destination after the incident.

No arrests had been made by the time the incident was reported.

The body was moved to Bondo Sub-County Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination as police pursue the suspects and investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing.

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