KIAMBU, Kenya, Oct 21- A 17-year-old student at Gathiruini Boys’ High School died after he was assaulted for illegally entering a dormitory at Komothai Girls’ High School in Githunguri, Kiambu County.
In a report by the police at Kibichoi Police Station, George Nganga Karanja the Manager GPS security firm reported that about six boys from Gathiruini boys High Schools sneaked into Komothai Girls School.
The girls raised alarm immediately they sighted the intruders in their dormitory.
Karanja, the manager of the security firm providing services to Komothai Girls’ High School, said the female learners’ screams attracted the attention of security guards, other learners and staff members.
According to the police, five of the boys managed to escape, but the 17-year-old, a form four was cornered and beaten up by the group.
The victim sustained physical injuries on the head, and forehead. He rushed to kigumo level 4 hospital while unconscious and died while receiving treatment.
“He was rushed to the Kigumo Level 4 Hospital while unconscious, but died upon arrival,” the report reads.
Police visited the scene, and recovered wooden planks believed to have been used in the teenager’s lynching.
Investigations are underway, police said.
The 17-year-old boy’s body was moved to Kigumo Level 4 Hospital morgue.
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