Trans Nzoia: 19-Year-Old Man Kills Woman He Stole Maize from after Realising She Knew Him
- A 19-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, June 17, in Machewa village on suspicion of killing a 46-year-old woman
- The teenager is alleged to have killed the woman after realising that she had identified him as among those who stole maize from her house
- Area chief Pius Boiyo told TUKO.co.ke that preliminary investigations indicate that the young man strangled the woman to death
Police officers in Kitale, Trans Nzoia county, are holding a 19-year-old man suspected to have murdered a 46-year-old woman in Machewa village, Saboti constituency.
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According to the Machewa location chief, Pius Boiyo, the suspect identified as Moses Ngeiywo alias Musa allegedly murdered Nelly Bowen inside her house when he realised she knew that he had stolen his maize.
Boiyo told TUKO.co.ke that the teenager, in the company of others, broke into the woman’s house and stole maize before escaping using a motorbike.
How teenager killed woman in Trans Nzoia
The suspect, however, is said to have returned later to the house and killed the woman.
The area chief said preliminary investigations indicate that the woman was beaten and later strangled to death.
"Some thieves entered her house, stole maize, and they left, but on realising that he had been identified, it seems the young man was worried and decided to come back and kill her,” the chief told TUKO.co.ke in an exclusive interview.
The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, June 17, and taken to Kitale Police Station, where he is being held before being arraigned in court.
Initially, angry residents refused to allow police officers to pick up the body of the deceased woman until the suspect was produced.
However, they were calmed and allowed the officers to collect the body that is currently lying at Wamalwa Kijana Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kitale town.
"We managed to calm them and assured them that the suspect will face the full force of the law," the chief stated.
Crime scene officers from the Kitale Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) visited the murder scene and documented it.
19-year-old man to face murder charges
Trans Nzoia West sub-county police commander Erick Ng'etich told the press that as soon as investigations are concluded, they will press murder charges on the suspect.
"We are holding the 19-year-old man who is said to have killed a woman in Machewa. As we are speaking, our team is conducting investigations into this incident, and soon this suspect will be arraigned in court to face murder charges," Ng'etich said.
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The police boss revealed that the suspect is also the same person who stole a G3 gun at Machewa Police Patrol Base on Tuesday, 10 June.
Trans Nzoia man kills his wife
TUKO.co.ke previously reported about an incident where a man from Tuwan area allegedly killed his wife before presenting himself to police for arrest.
The man, Sapilis Mang'ong'o, is said to have committed the heinous act over suspected infidelity issues.
Area chief said he has had long-standing marital conflict with the 36-year-old woman.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
Joshua Cheloti (Editorial assistant) Joshua Cheloti is a multi-skilled journalist with over 5 years of experience in the media industry. He holds a Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media and Communication at Mount Kenya University. At TUKO, he's an editorial assistant. Before TUKO, he worked at Nairobi Review as an editorial writer, at Hope Media (Hope TV and Hope FM) as a correspondent in Eldoret, Hivisasa.com digital content editor and online writer, at Biblia Husema Broadcasting (BHB), Eldoret as Radio Presenter. Email: Joshua.cheloti@tuko.co.ke
Emanuel Tarus I am professional multi-media journalist with eight years experience as a field-based correspondent. Integrity, objectivity and adherence to ethical standards are my guiding principles in journalism. I am based in Trans Nzoia county and very passionate about gender, crime, environment and climate change reporting. I am also interested in health, human interest, development, leadership and governance beats. In the future, I would like to specialize in diplomacy and geopolitics reporting to expand my reporting scope.
