Kitui: Grief as Police Officer Kills Girlfriend, Her Friend after Altercation
- A police officer attached to Kanyonyoo Police Station allegedly killed his girlfriend and another woman on Sunday, August 3
- A detailed police report painted a picture of what happened before the officer killed the two women
- Police in Kitui shared the identity of the officer involved in the shooting and where he was last seen
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Kitui - Grief and sorrow have engulfed Kanyonyoo market in Kitui county following the murder of two women.
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According to the police report seen by TUKO.co.ke, a police officer attached to Kanyonyoo Police Station allegedly killed his girlfriend and another woman on Sunday, July 3.
Who is Bernard Siambe?
According to the police report, the suspect, identified as Police Constable Bernard Siambe, was assigned to the report office but reportedly sneaked out with an AK-47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition.
A member of the public called the Kanyonyoo Police Station OCS and informed him about the shooting.
"The OCS and team while preparing to visit the scene, were called by one Jacqueline Mbithe who informed them that she had received information that the person in uniform had shot two ladies The OCS and Team rushed to the scene and established that one of the officers No. 250551 PC Bernard Siambe who had been assigned duties at the report office," the police report read.
Whom did Bernard Siambe kill in Kitui?
Siambe stormed Password Bar, where he found his girlfriend, Joy Mutisya, having fun with his friends and started causing chaos.
Sensing danger, Mutisya fled and sought refuge in a nearby house belonging to Janet Ndanu, but still the officer followed her.
According to witnesses, the officers stormed Janet's house and shot dead Mutisya and her other friend, identified as Judy, before fleeing.
"The girlfriend had sort refuge in a house within the plot in a house of Janet Ndanu and in the process ,the officer shot her and another woman, only identified as Judy. All victims are female adults," the report read.
Senior officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Lower Yatta and Kitui visited the scene, where they recovered three spent cartridges of 7.62mm special ammunition.
According to the report, the suspect later called his OCS and directed him to where the weapon was before escaping into a nearby thicket.
"The assailant communicated with OCS, who he informed where he had dropped the rifle. Quick action was taken, and a search commenced, where the rifle was recovered in a thicket beside the road heading to Matuu. Also, a magazine was recovered with 26 rounds of ammunition. Officers pursued the assailant towards Matuu, and he was spotted walking towards Matuu and escaped immediately into the nearby thickets. Search was mounted and he is not yet arrested," the report stated.
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How the Eldoret court convicted 2 police officers
In other news, an Eldoret court found two police officers guilty of torturing a man to death while in custody.
High Court Judge Reuben Nyakundi found Police Constable Reuben Yator and Godwine Wekesa Sirengo guilty of murdering Dennis Lusava.
The ruling marked a major step toward accountability for custodial deaths in Kenya amid reports of police brutality.
During the hearing, the prosecution detailed a chilling account of what led to the disturbing actions of the uniformed officers, which prompted their conviction.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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