MURDER most foul: Dead Classmates Found Hidden in Vehicle Inside Police Station

Police have launched investigations after the bodies of two children (Alvina Mutheu and Henry Jacktone) were found hidden in the boot of a car at Athi River Police Station on Tuesday, June 30.

According to Athi River police boss Catherine Rigera, the children had been reported missing on June 11. A report of the probe is expected to be sent to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.

The two were classmates at Shaun Academy in Athi River where they were described as best friends.

Alvina Mutheu and Henry Jacktone who had been reported missing on June 11, 2020

The bodies were discovered after a businessman went to collect his detained car and reported a foul smell emanating from the boot of the car.

Police are yet to establish how the two bodies were tucked inside the vehicle that had been in police custody since March 4.

Homicide detectives are following a lead in the form of an unknown caller who had contacted the boy’s mothers, Catherine Musembi, on June 13.

The caller asked her for Ksh500 in exchange for information regarding the whereabouts of her missing child.

On June 22, another person who claimed to be a chief in Bomet demanded Ksh1,000 for the same information.

The last call she received was on June 23, from a man who claimed he had spotted the children in Bomet in the company of another woman. Catherine reported the developments at Athi River Police Station.

A police officer who had moved the car at the parking lot to create more space also recorded a statement.

On the day the bodies were discovered, they had already started decomposing.

Investigators are trying to establish the motive behind the gruesome death and how the killer accessed the police station undetected.

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