Area residents of Nyamira county have been left in utter shock after a 17-year-old boy allegedly assaulted and killed his 9-year-old brother by hitting him with a sharp stone on the right side of his head.
The deceased who was a pupil at Gianchore Primary school was being treated in the Gianchore Health Centre where he was treated and discharged for soft tissue injuries.
His condition worsened last night and this morning he was rushed to Nyamira County hospital where he succumbed to the injury while undergoing treatment
According to a police source, a nyumba kumi initiative member George Momanyi reported the matter at the Nyamira Police station.
The suspect has since been arrested and placed in police custody.
Sleuths investigating the matter have recovered the murder weapon at the scene and kept it as an exhibit.
The victim’s body with visible injury has been preserved at the Nyamira County Referral hospital mortuary awaiting autopsy.