Four suspects detained for 15 days over brutal murder of alleged chicken thief

Four suspects arrested in Shinyalu, Kakamega County, over the brutal murder of a suspected chicken thief were on Monday detained for 15 days.

Appearing before a Kakamega court, the case Investigating Officer Athman Ali requested for more time to detain the four – Francis Muse Liseche alias Moi, Evans Lichoti Ashihundu (34), Agapitus Ingosi Ang’uswa (43) and Reuben Smith Shitambasi (48) – pending conclusion of investigations into the incident.

Mr. Ali further told the court that the suspects – who were arrested on Sunday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) – are set to undergo a mental test before they are charged with the murder.

Magistrate Hazel Wandere set the case for hearing on August 13, 2019.

Francis Muse Liseche, in a now viral video, was captured savagely cutting the alleged thief in public using a panga. The victim died from excessive bleeding.