A cloud of sorrow hangs over Tach Asis area in Konoin, Bomet County, after a 35-year-old man beheaded his two children, aged 2 and 7 years.
According to Bomet County Police Commandant Edward Imbwaga, the suspect, identified as Geoffrey Kipkemoi, is believed to have used a kitchen knife to commit the gruesome act.
The lifeless bodies of the two children were reportedly placed in the kitchen after the incident.
In a police report, it was revealed that the suspect’s wife was not at home at the time of the incident. She made the distressing discovery after following bloodstains that led her to the kitchen, prompting her to alert the authorities.
Police officers processed the crime scene and recovered the suspected murder weapon. The bodies were later transferred to Kapkatet Hospital Mortuary for postmortem examination.
The suspect was subsequently arrested and is currently in police custody as investigations continue.
