Three suspects linked to the robbery and murder of a 22-year-old security guard in Kisii have been arrested.
Gucha South detectives arrested the three suspects during which,
DCI says, crucial evidence materials were recovered from them.
Their arrests come after days of relentless hunt for the gang
who are alleged to have committed the offence on November 26, 2024.
On the fateful evening, the gang is said to have ambushed
the 22-year-old guard at Engako Bar which is located within Nyachenge trading
centre.
They allegedly clobbered him with crude weapons and left him
for dead.
“As the victim bled his life out, his assailants broke into
the bar and disappeared with Sh26,000 worth of alcohol,” DCI said.
“Tabaka area chief informed the police of the incident, who
activated a fine team of detectives to pursue the gang.”
It is then that investigators were deployed to probe the
incident during which they explored various leads leading to the arrest of the
first suspect.
Police seized a set of blood-stained clothes from the suspect
and after interviewing him, police obtained more leads that led to the arrest
of the two other suspects who included a woman.
The two were arrested in Kisii Township.
A mobile phone allegedly stolen from the primary scene was
recovered from them during the arrest.
“The Sub-County Head of Investigations on Friday led his
team in conducting an identification parade, after it emerged that the trio had
revelled at the bar earlier on the fateful night of the murder. Frequent consumers
of frothy waters at the joint positively identified them,” DCI said.
The three are being held at Nyamarambe Police Station,
having been arraigned under a miscellaneous application to assist with further
investigations.
