A farmhand in North Kanyamwa Location, Ndhiwa Sub County has committed suicide after defiling and murdering his employer’s daughter.
The 16-year-old was discovered dead by the girl’s mother who had returned home from Kisumu on Sunday.
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Confirming the incident was Ndhiwa Sub County Police Commander John Losia who said that the farmhand identified as Brian Manase was left at home with the girl.
According to the mother, she had arrived at home but could not find neither the farmhand nor the daughter only to discover the bodies later on.
The body of Ida Odhiambo, a Grade Eight pupil at Manera Primary School was discovered under the bed with visible body harm and blood.
The body of Brian Manase was discovered hanging inside his room with preliminary investigation revealing that Ida had been sexually assaulted and had been slashed with a panga.
Both bodies were taken to Homa Bay County Referral Hospital ahead of a postmortem do reveal the cause of deaths.