Detectives arrest form 4 student suspected of hacking his mother to death

Police in Homabay County launch investigations over an incident in which a 16-year-old student is accused of hacking his mother to death.

According to reports, the suspect is believed to have pounced on his mother identified as Nelis Ogutu, strangling her to death before hacking her lifeless body.

Kayanja Sub Location Assistant Chief Moses Sirawa confirmed the incident, noting that the motive of the murder remains unknown.

According to the administrator, the minor who is a form four student at Nyatoto Mixed Secondary School arrived home from school on Thursday evening and attacked his mother shortly after evening meals.

Reports indicate that the minor used a machete to hack his mother for reasons that are yet to be established.

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Neighbours were attracted by a commotion at the deceased’s home and rushed to the scene where they found the 39-year-old lying on the ground.

They rounded up the suspect who was at the scene and handed him over to the police with investigations commencing.

He added that detectives suspect the student may have committed the heinous crime as a result of mental health challenges.

The body of the deceased was taken to Kirindo mortuary.

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