{"id":105072,"date":"2024-12-12T13:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T13:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/police-probe-murder-of-7-year-old-boy-in-gem\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T13:03:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T13:03:27","slug":"police-probe-murder-of-7-year-old-boy-in-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/police-probe-murder-of-7-year-old-boy-in-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"Police probe murder of 7-year-old boy in Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 12 \u2014<\/strong> <strong>Police in Siaya County have launched investigations into the brutal murder of a 7-year-old boy in Gem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response, irate members of the public burned down two houses belonging to the suspect linked to the murder.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Aruwa, a local administrator of Nyabeda sub-location, reported that the boy\u2019s body was discovered this morning in a thicket.<\/p>\n<p>Aruwa stated that the boy\u2019s parents had reported him missing yesterday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family could not find him last night and went to bed, hoping he would return in the morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Family members began a search on Thursday morning and found the body in a nearby thicket.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery alarmed villagers, who gathered at the scene and marched to the home of Dominic Odhiambo. The villagers accused Odhiambo\u2019s 28-year-old son of committing the murder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI warn the public against destroying property in such cases. Let the law take its course,\u201d Aruwa cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>The two houses were completely burned, with nothing salvaged, as the homestead\u2019s owner fled to protect himself and his family.<\/p>\n<p>Aruwa added that earlier in the week, the suspect had been caught stealing bananas from the boy\u2019s family farm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family warned him of severe consequences if he continued stealing from their plantation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>This incident led villagers to suspect him of kidnapping and killing the boy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe body showed signs of strangulation, but the cause of death will be determined after a post-mortem examination,\u201d Aruwa explained.<\/p>\n<p>Police took the boy\u2019s body to Yala Sub-County Hospital as they intensified their search for the suspect, who remains at large.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 12 \u2014 Police in Siaya County have launched investigations into the brutal murder of a 7-year-old boy in Gem. In response, irate members of the public burned down two houses belonging to the suspect linked to the murder. Tom Aruwa, a local administrator of Nyabeda sub-location, reported that the boy\u2019s body was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}