By Elizabeth Angira
A middle aged man has beheads his two daughters to death in Kiobegi Sub location Kisii County.
During the time of the incident, the mother of the deceased children was on the farm.
Mandera Ontita a suspect person is alleged to have beheaded his two minor’s daughters and dumped the bodies in the farm.
Teresa Mandera a mother to the deceased children said that, she was on the farm when she came across her two daughters who have been beheaded.
“That’s when I screamed to alert my neighbours, unfortunately the suspect chased me with an intention to kill me , I ran for the safety of my life,” she said.
The mother said that the neighbours came and alerted the police officers.
She said that, luckily b the other three children were at the stream fetching water when the incident occurred
The deceased children are below ten years.
According to the neighbours the suspect is mentally challenged.
Ombati Nyakundi , eye witness , said that the suspect is mentally challenged .
“It is now three years, since he started to be mentally challenged, he was taken to Mombasa to seek further medical attention,”Nyakundi said.
Nyakundi said that, since from that time, he had not changed.
Confirming the incident Kipkemboi Kipkulei Nyamache OCPD, said that they have arrested the suspect and is in police custody as they conduct investigation over the incident and he will be arraigned in court to face the law once they have completed the investigation.
The bodies have been moved to Gucha mortuary awaiting for autopsy.
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