Police in Nairobi are investigating a case of suspected murder and suicide where a man who is believed to be have killed his girlfriend and her 8-year old child killed himself a few days after.
Bodies were discovered at the girlfriend’s house after the school that the child attends, raised an alarm to the father of the child over his absence.
When the father arrived at his ex-wife’s home, the body were found.
The partly decomposed bodies of the woman identified as Charity Cheboi, 34, and her son were found in the bedroom while that of the boyfriend, identified only as Kevin, a regular visitor to the house, was found in the bathroom with arms and legs tied.
The woman and the son identified as Allan were holding rosaries.
The boyfriend’s body was a bit fresh, which police suspect he killed himself last. He had tried to light a Jiko but was unable.
Ms Cheboi was a Ministry of Interior, Registrar of Person worker based at Mathare branch office.
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Murder, misery and mystery:
⁰8-year-old, his mother, her boyfriend found dead at Jogoo Road Govt. quarters: teachers contacted boy's father after 8-year-old was absent from school.⁰
Police probing what could be a case of murders then suicide. #NTVTonight @MarkMasai pic.twitter.com/4xoJIUfOJr
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