A 65-year-old woman was killed in a suspected panga attack at Runogone in Imenti East, Meru County, on Friday night.
Police said Evelyn Nukiri Mbaabu was preparing supper at her home at about 7.20pm when an unidentified man entered the compound and approached the house.
According to police, the suspect found the main door locked and went around to the kitchen window, where he asked for drinking water.
The deceased reportedly instructed her grandchild to go to the living room and serve the man a cup of tea.
While in the living room, the grandchild heard Mbaabu screaming for help and rushed to the kitchen, where he found her lying in a pool of blood.
The suspect allegedly attacked the grandchild with a panga, cutting his right hand, before fleeing from the compound after the victim raised an alarm.
Neighbours responded to the screams and rushed Mbaabu to Grace Park Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police later examined the body and established that she had deep visible cuts on the forehead, the back of the head and the right hand.
The body was moved to Cool Breeze Mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Police have launched investigations to establish the identity and motive of the attacker.
Meanwhile, a four-month-old baby died after a fire broke out in a rental house in Topshop Estate, Chwele Township, Bungoma County, on Friday night.
Police said the fire broke out at an unknown time between 9pm and 11pm on August 7, 2026, killing the infant.
The baby was rushed to Musese Grace Medical Centre, where she was found with visible burn injuries and was pronounced dead.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the child’s mother had temporarily left the house to go to the market, leaving behind a lit candle placed on a plastic surface.
The candle is suspected to have caused the fire.
The blaze destroyed household property, including a three-seater sofa, a water dispenser and a plastic table.
The total value of the damaged property was yet to be established.
Police photographed the scene as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the fire continued.
The baby’s body was transferred to Our Lady of Peace Hospital Mortuary in Chebukaka, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
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