Teacher Killed While Walking Home After Drinking Session in Kitui
In Brief
- The body of Joseph Mutinda Ngemu was discovered beside a road at Muambani Trading Centre.
- Preliminary investigations indicate that Ngemu had been drinking beer with fellow teachers at Kileleshwa Bar in Ndatani
Police are investigating the killing of a 54-year-old teacher who was allegedly attacked while walking home from a drinking session at Muambani Trading Centre in Mutomo Sub-County, Kitui County.
The body of Joseph Mutinda Ngemu was discovered beside a road at Muambani Trading Centre in Vote Sub-Location, Kyatune Location, on Wednesday.
Police officers who visited the scene found Ngemu’s body, which was later positively identified by his wife.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Ngemu had been drinking beer with fellow teachers at Kileleshwa Bar in Ndatani Trading Centre on Tuesday evening.
He reportedly left the bar at about 10:30 p.m. and began walking to his rented house at Muambani Trading Centre.
Police suspect that Ngemu was attacked on his way home by a man known to him. The suspect allegedly assaulted him using stones, leaving him fatally injured.
A witness who reportedly came across the incident fled the scene, fearing the suspect.
Investigators later recovered clothes bearing suspected blood stains from the suspect’s house.
The suspect had reportedly fled and remained at large as of Friday.
Police have not established the motive for the killing, and investigations are ongoing.
