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Teenager found dead in incomplete swimming pool in Siaya

An 18-year-old secondary school student was assaulted and killed by known persons in Ndigwa, Rarieda Sub-County, Siaya County, after being accused of stealing Sh1,000. The body of Collins Onyango Otonde, a Grade 10 pupil at Ndigwa Secondary School, was discovered dumped in an incomplete swimming pool within an unfinished building at Ndigwa Junction on Friday [...] The post Teenager found dead in…

An 18-year-old secondary school student, Collins Onyango Otonde, was found dead in an incomplete swimming pool in Ndigwa, Rarieda Sub-County, Siaya County. The teenager, a Grade 10 pupil at Ndigwa Secondary School, was reportedly assaulted and killed after being accused of stealing Sh1,000 from his mother. The body of the deceased was discovered dumped in the pool at Ndigwa Junction on Friday morning.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the teenager had suffered injuries to his head, shoulder, back, and hands, suggesting he had been assaulted before his death. Police stated that the suspects, who were known individuals, had not been arrested at the time of reporting and were considered at large. The mother and two other adult men were identified as suspects in the suspected murder.

The body of Collins Onyango Otonde was taken to Madiany Sub-County Hospital mortuary for preservation pending a postmortem examination to determine the exact cause of death. Police investigations are ongoing.

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