Police in Mombasa have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly strangled his two children before setting their bodies on fire.
Jason Chacha, 55, allegedly committed the heinous act after a fallout with his wife.
Mombasa County police commander Stephen Matu said preliminary investigations show that the children were probably strangled before being set on fire.
“We are waiting for the postmortem results which are to be conducted today, however, there is a possibility the minors were strangled before their bodies were set on fire, once we get the postmortem we will be able to make an informed decision on what killed the minors,” he said
Matu said detectives had already, launched a manhunt for the suspect who has since gone into hiding.
Chacha’s wife, Maria Broke, said that she left the house moments before the incident after her husband threatened to kill her if she failed to leave.
The two have been married for 13 years
“I left the house and left my two children after my husband had threatened to kill me. I headed to my friend’s house where I spent the night to give him space to cool his tempers. Later in the night, I received a call that my children had died in a fire incident,” she added.
The bodies of the two minors are being preserved at the coast general hospital, awaiting postmortem.
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