Police are investigating an incident in which a 10-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a water pond along River Kithyoko in Migwani Subcounty, Kitui county.
The deceased was a Grade Five pupil at Kyangungi Primary School, police said.
Officers who visited the scene found the boy's lifeless body floating in a water pond within Kyusiani Sub-Location.
Preliminary reports indicate that the child had accompanied other youths for an afternoon swim at a pond estimated to be 10 metres deep when he drowned.
The body was retrieved from the water, with police reporting no visible external injuries.
The scene was processed before the body was moved to Thitani Mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
Police have commenced investigations into the incident.
Meanwhile, a 39-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a commuter passenger train along the railway line in the KTDA area of Miritini, Mombasa county.
The incident occurred at around 9.10 am on November 12 as the train travelled from Miritini Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) Terminus towards Mombasa Railway Terminus.
The deceased was identified as Faith Njoki, a resident of the Miritini/Vikobani area.
Njoki was walking alone along the railway line when she was struck by the approaching train, sustaining severe head injuries that killed her instantly.
Her family said she had a history of epilepsy, although it was not established whether the condition contributed to the incident.
Police officers from Mombasa Railways Police Station visited and processed the scene before moving the body to Coast General Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
Elsewhere, police in Manga Subcounty, Nyamira county, have launched investigations following the murder of a 48-year-old village elder whose body was found in a tea plantation at Nyagetuboci Village.
The deceased, identified as Fredrick Angwenyi, was discovered dead on Friday, November 13, in a tea plantation about 200 metres from his home in Getare Location.
Police who visited the scene found his body with injuries to the head and left eye, suspected to have been inflicted using a sharp object.
Preliminary inquiries established that the village elder was last seen on Thursday at around 6.30 pm at Amaiga Centre.
While at the establishment, Angwenyi reportedly told the bar owner that he was involved in a land dispute with his neighbour.
Police processed and documented the scene before moving the body to Kisii Level Five Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and determine whether the reported land dispute was connected to the murder.
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