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[li]One of the suspects in custody had called the mother of the boy demanding a Sh50,000 ransom before he could release him.[/li][li]The suspects aged between 16 and 18 years, were school drop-outs who spent most of their time idling at home in the sprawling Shikambi residential estate.[/li][li]The attackers slit the boy’s throat and dumped the body in a thicket in Shitungu village on Sunday.[/li][/ul]
Six teenagers have been arrested in connection with the gruesome killing of a nine-year-old boy in Kakamega.
Kakamega County Police Commander Wilkister Verah said one of the suspects in custody had called the mother of the boy demanding a Sh50,000 ransom before he could release him.
She said the suspects aged between 16 and 18 years, were school drop-outs who spent most of their time idling at home in the sprawling Shikambi residential estate.
Ms Verah said the suspects had told police that they had been hired to kill the boy but are yet to reveal the identity of that person.