By Bonface Mulyungi

Detectives in Mbita Sub-county, Homa Bay County, are investigating a tragic murder incident in which a six-year-old boy is alleged to have been killed by his father during a domestic quarrel in Nyasumbi village.

The incident was reported on Wednesday morning, April 1, 2026, police said.

Officers visited the scene in Nyasumbi village, Ngondhe sub-location, Gembe North location and established that the minor was fatally attacked, sustaining severe head injuries.

Police allege that the suspect used a jembe to repeatedly strike him.

In the same incident, a second victim was also attacked and is currently admitted in critical condition in the hospital, police said.

Police recovered the suspected murder weapon at the scene and secured it as an exhibit.

Crime scene investigators processed the area before the child’s body was moved to Mbita Sub-county Mortuary, where a postmortem examination is expected to be conducted.

The motive behind the attack remains unknown, and investigations are ongoing, police said on Thursday.

Police said the suspect fled the scene, and efforts to trace him were ongoing.