A primary school teacher aged 47 years old on Monday killed his friend, a 65-year-old retired primary school teacher, using a fork jembe.
He then surrendered himself to police at Kianjege village in Ndia, Kirinyaga County.
The suspect's relatives, Elijah Wanjohi, called his elder sister in the morning and told her to take him to the Kianjege police post because he had killed his friend and his body was lying at his compound.
“He recorded the statement and together with the police officers, he took us to his compound where we found Mbuthia lying in a pool of blood,” the teacher’s sister, Regina Njeri, said.
Shocked residents said they could not believe Wanjohi could kill his friend, Caxton Mbuthia, as the two were good friends.
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“The two were drinking together at Kianjege shopping centre with another man and around 2 am, as the two were leaving the local bar, Mbuthia decided to escort Wanjohi to his compound after that, what transpired, only God knows,” a resident who identified himself as Maina said.
According to Citizen Digital, Njeri said that three months ago, she had taken her brother to a rehabilitation center over excessive drinking.
“He had even separated from his wife and children for three years and I thought after taking him to the rehabilitation center he would change, now he has killed Mr Mbuthia,” Njeri said.
“We found him lying in a pool of blood at 11 am in the suspect’s compound with serious injuries all over his body,” Koskei said.
The police boss said Wanjohi has been taken to Baricho police station, where he is being interrogated as the victim's body has been taken to Karatina Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
