27 arrested over chaos at murdered girl's funeral
Residents take the body of murdered nine-year-old Sharlyne Mwanzia to her parents' house in Scheme Estate, Kakamega Town, on March 23, 2018. Twenty-seven people were arrested following running battles with police during the funeral procession. PHOTO | ISAAC WALE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Chaos erupted on Friday when Sharlyne Mwanzia’s body was being taken from the mortuary to Scheme Estate in Kakamega Town where her family lives.
- Twenty-seven people were arrested over the chaos.
- Police want the arrested suspected to give information on others involved in the chaos so they can also be arrested.
Twenty-seven people have been arrested in Kakamega Town following Friday’s running battles with police during the funeral procession of a murdered girl.
Chaos erupted in the town when Sharlyne Mwanzia’s body was being taken from the mortuary to Scheme Estate where the family lives.
Teargas and gunshots rent the air as youth demanded the arrest of the murder suspect.
ARREST
Kakamega police boss Joseph Chebii on Saturday confirmed the arrest of 27 suspects and said they would be arraigned in court on Monday.
He, however, dismissed reports that some youth were shot on Friday.
“There is no report that has reached our desk until now that a person got injured during the running battles that we experienced yesterday (Friday).
INJURED
“However, two police officers sustained minor injuries when the angry mourners pelted them with stones,” Mr Chebii said.
He urged members of the public to avoid confronting law enforcement officers.
Mr Chebii said they want the suspects to give them more information to lead to the arrest of more perpetrators of the chaos.
He condemned attacks on police officers.
MURDERED
Emotions ran high on Friday as mourners wailed and condemned the brutal murder of nine-year-old Sharlyne.
The girl was murdered and her body dumped in a water tank.
Sharlyne, who was a Standard Three pupil at St Joseph’s Academy, went missing from her parent’s home on March 11, 2018 as she played with her brothers.
Her body was found on March 16.
