NYANDARUA, Kenya, Dec 7 – Unknown people broke into a mortuary in Nyandarua and stole the body of a 10-year-old boy on Wednesday in Olkalou.
Police said the body was later found dumped in a septic tank, a few metres from the facility. It is suspected that this was to ensure it is not found.
The body of George Chege, 10 was stolen from the JM Kariuki Hospital mortuary in Nyandarua where it was preserved.
An attendant told police on Wednesday he had realized there was a break-in at the facility when he reported at work.
He further realized three doors of the said block had been broken and one corpse missing from one of the mortuary fridges.
A search was conducted before the said body was found in a septic hole outside the mortuary. Police retrieved the body while intact and returned it to the mortuary.
Detectives said they are conducting a further examination of the body and have commenced investigations to establish the identity and motive of the people behind the macabre incident.
Other sources told Shahidi News that the perpetrators could be some of the facility staff who were recently fired
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