Written By Henry Kimoli | |
A family in Embakasi’s Tassia estate is in mourning after their three-year-old son Derick Okeyo, was abducted by his biological father and killed in cold blood.
In the sad incident that plunged Nancy Adhiambo and her husband Christopher Okeyo into mourning, Adhiambo’s former husband Victor Ayieko, 30, had sneaked into their house in Tassia estate and left with the boy before he killed him and hanged himself.
The assailant rode on a motorcycle with the child for about five kilometers to his house where he committed the offense.
Adhiambo and her husband had left in the morning Thursday to fend for the family and on returning back, their son was nowhere to be seen.
Police and witnesses said she inquired from her neighbors on his whereabouts and learnt that a man whose description fitted her former husband had been seen leaving with baby Derrick, on a motorbike.
They immediately rushed to Ayieko’s house in nearby Mukuru kwa Njenga slums only to break the door and find baby Derick’s lifeless body sprawled on the suspect’s bed, with Ayieko’s body hanging on an electric cable close by.
A suicide note from Ayieko and Sh500 were found on the table, instructing Adhiambo to buy airtime worth the amount and inform the entire family of his demise.
Nairobi acting police boss James Mugera said they are investigating the incident.
The bodies were moved to the mortuary.
“Owing to the increased cases of missing children in city estates, parents and guardians are urged to guarantee the safety and security of their children, by leaving them in the hands of responsible adults whenever they are away,” he said.
Cases of murder suicide have been on the rise in the country amid calls to focus on them.
This has been linked to mental illness of many in the society.
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