Police in Siaya County is investigating a case where a Grade Three pupil is said to have committed suicide in Awelo on Sunday, February 27.
According to reports, the 10-year-old hanged himself inside his parents' sitting room using his belt.
Confirming the incident, Siaya Sub-County Police Commander Bernard Mwangagi said the young boy looked disturbed and had attempted suicide the previous day.
The body of the deceased was moved to the Siaya County referral hospital mortuary to await a postmortem.
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This comes a week after a police officer from Kawa in Suna East, Migori County has committed suicide after killing his wife.
According to a police report, the 29-year-old cop killed his wife following a domestic row shortly before taking his own life.
Earlier that week, a police officer attached to the Kericho police station was rushed to Kericho County Referral Hospital after he was stabbed by his lover.
The officer is said to have been stabbed in the chest by his girlfriend after she caught him with another woman at a club in Kericho town.
The officer's estranged girlfriend who is said to be pregnant with the officer's child searched for him for days and eventually found him at the club where she stabbed him in the chest
