By Mercy Imali
A 16-year-old student at Nyamwaga Mixed Secondary School, Rachuonyo cut off the arm of his schoolmate. The Form Three student who committed the act on Saturday has gone into hiding.
He cut the Form Two student’s arm whom he accused of being behind his suspension. The suspect attacked the victim on his way home from school.
He apparently confronted the victim at 17:00 hrs and accused him of being behind his suspension. He said that the victim had reported him to the school’s administration for misbehaving during studies. He then set on him with a panga cutting off his arm just below the elbow.
“The arm was cut when the victim tried to shield himself from the attack. We believe the intention of the suspect was to cut the victim on the head [but] fortunately he (the victim) raised up his arm to protect himself from the attack,” Rachuonyo East Sub-County Police Commander Charles Barasa said.
The police are yet to establish why the suspect was suspended from school.
A manhunt for the suspect is currently underway.