Wednesday, June 12, 2024 -Detectives have arrested a man 20 months after he killed his employer in Murang'a County, Kenya.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, said the suspect, Fred Cheluba Murunga, was arrested at
the premises of a security firm in another town where he was seeking
employment.
According to the statement, Fred had only worked for the deceased for
six weeks before he hacked him to death with a machete.
“The proverbial fortieth day of a murder suspect believed to have slain
his 63-year-old employer in Murang'a on 22nd September 2022 has finally dawned
after over 20 months of holing up, a period that subjected the affected family
to untold grief crying for justice for their kin,” the statement read.
"Prior to going berserk and hacking his boss to death, Fred Cheluba
Murunga (the suspect) worked as the deceased's farmhand for one and a half
months, staying at his home located at Kerandi village in Kigumo, Murang'a
County.
"The report booked at Ngonda Police Station indicated that on the
fateful morning, the suspect sent a 12-year-old grandchild of the late Mzee
Paul Njuguna Kamau to a nearby shop, and while he was away, turned against his
employer with a machete.
"The juvenile would only return moments later to find his
grandfather locked up in the kitchen, crying in agonizing pain. Apparently, the
rest of the family members were away, and the young boy had gone to visit the
aged man to get him some breakfast.
"The minor raised alarm, drawing the attention of the villagers who
thronged the homestead. Jointly with the local police who had also learnt of
the incident, the responders broke into the kitchen only to stumble upon Mzee's
body soaked in blood, stiff and lifeless. Beside him lay the suspected murder
weapon, a machete.
"Enraged neighbours who bayed for Cheluba's blood searched for him
unsuccessfully. Not only was he missing, but so were the deceased's motorcycle
and mobile phone.
"Taking up the case, Kigumo DCI officers activated a manhunt for
the killer farmhand, with preliminary investigations revealing that the
deceased's motorbike and mobile phone were sold out in Eldoret.
"With each passing day, the affected family's hope tailed off, but
the detectives maintained their focus and put the suspect on police radar,
further seeking the intervention of their counterparts from DCI HQS Crime
Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB).
“Acting on crucial intelligence leads, CRIB detectives yesterday
cornered the murder suspect at the premises of a security firm based in Ruiru,
where he was seeking employment.”
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