17-year-old student killed in Murang’a and body dumped in river

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Gatui Mix Secondary School student in Kiharu Muranga County has been murdered in cold blood and his body thrown in River Kayahwe a few kilometres away from his home.

The form three student was killed ad the incident has sparked fears in the community and left his family members reeling in shock.

The late Stephen Kiruri, 17 from Gitui village was living under the care of his grandparents and went missing last Saturday, March 16, only for his body that bore head injuries to be found after two days floating in the river, TUKO confirms.

The grandfather revealed on Wednesday that he dispatched his son Nelson Gakahu to go make a report that he was missing at Kahuro police station.

Kiruri was then informed that a body was retrieved from the river and he identified it as the missing Kiruri based on photos taken by the officer.

His mother Emma Wanjiku said she initially learned that he was missing through a call made to her while in Nairobi and later his death confirmed by his cousins who went to pay him a visit with the heartbreaking news.

The family is seeking for immediate investigation on the matter.

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