On September 10, 2021, a mother's desperate attempt to cover up her crime led to her arrest in Kitengela, Kajiado County. Mercy Mlengeka Mwauli, the suspect, reported her son's death as an accident, claiming he had fallen off a sofa.
However, an autopsy revealed that the 7-year-old boy, Sunny Dickens Anjichi, had suffered severe injuries, including severe bruises on his lower limbs and bleeding on his upper limbs, arms, thighs, and head.
The boy's father, Dick Anjichi Ndubukhile, witnessed the postmortem examination, which was conducted at Shalom Hospital's mortuary. Following the findings, the DCI sleuths visited the scene of crime, questioned the child's mother, and the building's caretaker.
"It was established that the child had been savagely attacked by the mother over an unknown issue. The woman was swiftly arrested and placed in custody awaiting her fate in court. She'll face murder charges once investigations are completed," the agency said.
