Police probe deaths of couple found dead in their Kericho home

A crowd mills around the homestead of a high school teacher and his wife who were murdered by unknown people in Chesingoro, Kericho County on July 21, 2018. PHOTO | COURTESY

What you need to know:

  • The bodies were found in the couple’s bedroom on Saturday morning.

Police are investigating the chilling deaths of a high school teacher and his wife at their home in Chesingoro in Kericho County.

The body of the high school teacher was found with stab wounds beside that of his wife, who seemed to have been hit with a blunt object. Witnesses said the woman’s eyes had also been gorged out.

The bodies were found in the couple’s bedroom on Saturday morning.

The couple has left behind a young child.

Litein OCPD Ali Mohammed confirmed the incident, promising to give more details after the bodies were removed from the scene.