This archive report was first published on 2 January 2020.
On January 2, 2020, a tragic incident occurred in Upendo, Nakuru County, where an 11-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly stabbing and killing his 15-year-old brother.
The two brothers had traveled from their rural home to visit their relatives in the area.
According to Nakuru County Nyumba Kumi chairperson Evans Ekaliche, a quarrel broke out between the two boys, but the exact cause of the altercation remains unknown.
During the altercation, the 11-year-old boy reportedly obtained a knife and stabbed his elder brother.
Concerned neighbors who heard the commotion rushed to the scene and managed to take the injured boy to Nakuru Nursing Home, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The body of the deceased has been taken to the Nakuru Municipality morgue, while the suspect is being held at a children's correctional center within Bondeni Police Station.
