Five-year-old boy found dead in Mlolongo house in suspected poisoning
Detectives in Mlolongo, Machakos County, launched a manhunt for a 35-year-old man after his five-year-old son was found dead in a single-roomed house in Mlolongo Phase III. The body of the boy was discovered on Tuesday afternoon after his mother went to the house to prepare food for her children. The mother had separated from [...] The post Five-year-old boy found dead in Mlolongo house in…
A five-year-old boy was found dead in a single-roomed house in Mlolongo Phase III, Machakos County, suspected to be a case of poisoning. The boy's mother had separated from her husband about a month ago and had taken the children with her. On Tuesday, the man contacted the mother and instructed her to return the children, but she had already taken them back to their father.
She received an SMS from her husband asking her to go to the house and cook for the children, which she did at around 4pm. Upon entering the house, she found her son lying motionless on a mattress and the two-year-old daughter crying at the gate. Police have recovered a quarter-cup container containing suspected poison and vomit, and the boy had visible injuries on his legs.
The incident is being treated as murder, and police are searching for the boy’s father. The investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death, including the source of the suspected poison and the nature of his injuries.
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