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Five-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Eastleigh School

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 2 July 2019.

On Monday morning, a tragic discovery was made at Kiboro Primary School in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The body of a five-year-old boy was found dumped in the school, sparking a police investigation.

The boy's body was discovered wrapped in a sisal bag, with initial reports suggesting he had been strangled to death. Witnesses claim the boy's mother had reported him missing the previous day, stating she had left him in the care of another woman.

Veronica Wanja, a witness to the scene, recalled the mother's words: 'My son was missing since yesterday.' The police have taken the body to the City Mortuary for further examination, but no arrests have been made so far.

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