A five-year-old boy died in an incident at Huduma ‘A’ Village in Yenga Sublocation, Ugenya Sub-County, Siaya County.
Police said the child’s grandmother reported that she found her grandson hanging from a tree near the family’s fence at around 1:45 p.m. on Monday.
Officers who visited the scene found the boy lying unresponsive on the ground, with a rope still tied to the tree.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the child had been playing alone near the fence using a rope that had been tied to the tree. Police believe the rope may have accidentally become wrapped around his neck and tightened while he was playing.
The boy’s grandmother reportedly discovered him and attempted to rescue him, but he could not be saved.
Police processed and documented the scene. No visible physical injuries were observed on the body apart from those consistent with the reported circumstances.
The body was moved to a mortuary for preservation pending a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing, although police are treating it as a suspected accident.
In a separate incident, police launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was discovered along the banks of the Ruaka River in the Gituamba area of Lucky Summer, Nairobi.
According to police, the discovery was reported by local residents.
Officers found the body of an adult male lying on the riverbank. Investigators noted visible injuries on the forehead of the deceased.
The scene was processed and documented by Crime Scene Investigation officers before the body was retrieved and transferred to the Nairobi City Mortuary.
Police said the deceased had not yet been identified. A post-mortem examination is expected to establish the cause of death and help determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Investigations are ongoing as authorities seek to identify the man and establish how he died.
Elsewhere, police in Kimaeti Sub-County, Bungoma County, arrested four suspects after the body of a 43-year-old man was found in circumstances under investigation.
A police team that responded to the scene found the body of Robert Nyongesa Situma lying on a footpath in a supine position.
The deceased had visible injuries to the head and neck, which investigators believe may have been caused by a blunt object.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Situma was last seen at a homestead in the village shortly before his death.
Police processed and documented the scene before launching investigations that led to the arrest of four suspects. The individuals remain in custody pending their arraignment in court.
The body was moved to the Bungoma County Referral Hospital mortuary for preservation and a post-mortem examination.
Detectives are continuing with investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the death and determine whether any criminal offences were committed.
