A 24-year-old man surrendered himself to the Makadara police station in Nairobi after allegedly killing his 93-year-old grandmother on Monday night.
The suspect identified as Moses Mwanzia Mathuku reportedly used a kitchen knife to slit his grandmother throat.
Moreover, the incident which saw the victim identified as Esther Toni Ngati, happened at Mukuru-Mariguini slum in Nairobi’s, South B estate.
Furthermore, Makadara police boss Timon Odingo reported that the suspect, who is said to have a history of drug abuse, allegedly surrendered over to police at Mariguini police post following the incident.
“The suspect called and filed a report with the Mariguini police post. He explained that he killed his grandmother by butchering her using a kitchen knife to cut her throat,” Odingo reported.
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“He is known to be a boxer and besides that he is a chronic drug user. However, all this will be investigated and looked at professionally and according to the country’s laws.” He added.
In addition, Mr Odingo revealed that police led by Makadara DCIO boss Felix Kithuku have since processed and documented the scene where they found the deceased’s body lying in a pool of blood.
Furthermore, the detectives also recovered the murder weapon and moved the deceased’s body to City Mortuary.
DCIO boss Kithuku, told journalists that detectives had been granted several days by the court to complete investigations into the incident.
“The suspect is in police custody at the Industrial Area police station but we will charge him after completing the investigation,” said Kithuku.