Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl who was found trapped between a balcony grille at a residential premises in Tassia, Embakasi, Nairobi.
The incident was reported on Sunday, August 9, 2026, after a neighbour found the child unconscious.
The neighbour handed the girl to her aunt, who rushed her to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police officers visited the scene and later proceeded to the hospital, where they found the child’s body.
Crime Scene Investigation officers processed and documented the scene before the body was transferred to the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital mortuary pending further investigations and determination of the circumstances surrounding her death.
Police have commenced investigations into the incident, which was initially recorded as a suspected murder case.
Investigators are seeking to establish how the child fell, if she fell, and the circumstances surrounding her death.
Meanwhile, a 17-year-old Grade 9 pupil was found dead under circumstances suspected to be murder in Benane, Lagdera Sub-County, Garissa County.
The deceased was a pupil at Benane Junior School and was reportedly found at Kambi Samaki, near the Benane junction grazing field, on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
Police at Benane Police Station were notified of the incident at about 4:30pm, and officers visited the scene.
However, upon arrival, the officers found that members of the public had already moved the body from the scene for burial in accordance with Islamic traditions.
Police said the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death were yet to be established. Investigations are expected to determine what happened and whether the teenager was murdered.
The incident has heightened tensions between two communities living along the Garissa-Isiolo county border, with police monitoring the situation to prevent possible retaliatory attacks.
Authorities are investigating the death and the circumstances surrounding the movement of the body from the scene.
In Embu, a 10-year-old girl died after a gas cylinder burst into flames at her home in Getumbi Village, Kithimu, Embu West Sub-County.
The fire broke out at about 10pm on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at the home.
Police officers visited the scene and documented the incident.
The girl was trapped inside the house and suffered severe burns, with her body reportedly burnt beyond recognition.
Her mother told police that she had briefly left the child inside the house while she went to a nearby shop.
Upon returning, she found that neighbours had already put out the fire, but the child had been trapped inside.
The scene was processed and documented by investigators before the remains were removed to Embu Hospital Mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the fire.
