Police murdered, body found on roadside in Rarieda, Siaya
Police murdered, body found on roadside in Rarieda, Siaya
A police officer was attacked and killed in a bizarre incident in Rarieda, Siaya County.
Police said they are investigating the incident where Constable Christone Maundu of Aram police station was found dead on Thursday, July 17, on the Ndori-Luanda Kotieno Road after he had been killed.
Police said the incident happened as he waited for help after his motorcycle ran out of fuel.
His body had deep cut wounds on the head when it was discovered near Rarieda Secondary School moments after the murder.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known, police said.
The motorcycle he was riding was found next to the body, police said.
Maundu had earlier escorted his two colleagues and was riding back to Aram shopping centre aboard the motorcycle when he met his death.
The motorcycle ran out of fuel, and the deceased called his colleagues seeking help.
By the time the colleagues arrived at the scene, they found him lying in a pool of blood and motionless, police said.
The assailants had escaped the scene.
Senior police officers visited the scene and announced investigations had been launched.
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No arrest has been made, and the motive is yet to be established, police said on Thursday.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
The police said they suspect their colleague tried to fight and resist a robbery, prompting the fatal stabbing.
There is also a possibility he was trailed and killed for unknown reasons.
Meanwhile, two sisters were arrested after the mysterious death of their brother in Kipini, Tana River County.
The two are accused of strangling their sick brother in their house on Wednesday, July 16.
They then slept with the body, intending to travel with it.
Locals confronted them, threatening to lynch them, but police arrived at the scene and rescued them.
Police said they are investigating the two for murder.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
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