Man in Machakos kills his neighbor with a knife after accusing him of stealing charcoal.

Police in Mwala, Machakos County, are looking into a report of a man stabbing his neighbor on Sunday after the neighbor allegedly stole his charcoal.

The 35-year-old guy committed the horrific crime and then reported it to the Kathama police post, according to Mwala subcounty police chief Nancy Jerobon.

“It happened on August 11, 2024, at Kithuiani village in Ulaani sublocation, one adult namely Mathias Mwanzia Kitheka aged 35 years alleged that his charcoal had been stolen and he found out that his neighbour namely Attanus Mutiso Kithande aged 51 years was the one who stole it,” Jerobon told the Star via telephone hours following the incident occurred.

Later, according to Jerobon, the suspect tracked down and hacked the deceased. He passed away instantly.

He assaulted him by cutting his head and left leg with a panga while he was following him, leaving him on the ground.

The suspect subsequently reported to the Kathama police post, where he was taken into prison, according to Jerobon.

According to her, when police officials from the Kathama police post arrived on the scene, they discovered that Kithande had been brought to his home and had passed away from his wounds.

He was bleeding profusely on his face, with evident serious slashes on his head and a fractured left leg.

From the suspect’s residence, a blood-stained left open shoe was found,” the police chief continued.

The body was taken to the mortuary of Matuu Level 4 hospital in the Yatta subcounty while an autopsy was conducted.

Jerobon stated that the suspect’s court appearance is scheduled on Monday. She claimed that inquiries into the event had been started by the Mwala police station’s Directorate of Criminal inquiries detectives.