7 Suspects Who Tortured, Killed University Student Arrested In Homa Bay
Homa Bay County police officers have detained seven people in connection with the death of a fourth-year Tom Mboya University student.
The seven were arrested on Friday, December 21, when local police officers discovered the student battered, naked, and tied up inside a restaurant.
According to a police report, the student was found bound with ropes around his hands and legs, with several injuries to his head allegedly caused by the beating he endured.
The cops stormed the restaurant after receiving a notice about the event from the Homa Bay County Enforcement Officer, who notified the police about the student’s mistreatment at the establishment.
7 hotel workers arrested for allegedly torturing a Tom Mboya University student to death following a commotion at the facility
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His body was allegedly found tied with ropes in the hands and legs with multiple injuries from metal bars of the hotel counter. pic.twitter.com/PBFC5rglkC
According to the authorities, they discovered the student’s hands bound to a metal bar and bleeding profusely, indicating the level of torture the learner had endured at the hands of his attackers.
The youngster died from injuries while being treated at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital, only moments after being brought there.
His death prompted officers to arrest seven employees at the nearby institution, whom they believe were engaged in the incident.
Following the student’s death, the body was transported to the hospital mortuary for a post-mortem. Meanwhile, the seven suspects will stay in detention as investigations continue.
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In a similar event two months ago, a female student at the Univerity of Nairobi (UoN) was found slain in Mwiki, Nairobi by unknown individuals.
The body of the 20-year-old Chiromo Campus student was found on September 28, inside a bush while half naked and with terrible injuries on the head and limbs.
According to a police report, a blanket was discovered close to the girl’s body, and family members allege it did not belong to the dead.
According to homicide detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the girl was lured from her home in the Pipeline region and then either kidnapped or poisoned before being brutally murdered.
7 Suspects Who Tortured, Killed University Student Arrested In Homa Bay
