Police in Tharaka Nithi County are searching for a man accused of abducting and killing a seven-year-old boy from Magutuni in Maara sub-county last week. Mr Ng’eno said upon receiving the report of the abduction, police immediately launched investigations which confirmed that the suspect was holding the boy. He said police had been searching for the man since Wednesday to rescue the boy. "I ran away from him after he threatened to kill me … in January this year," Ms Mukiri said. Mr Mucunku said the suspected killer had accused the boy's mother of encouraging her sister to leave him.

Source: Daily Nation June 20, 2023 10:47 UTC