As the saying goes God made money and money made man mad is now eveidence as a 38-year-old man in Nyandarua county took his father’s life over for Ksh 6000.
The man believed to be from Silanga in Ol Kalou Constituency, went bragging how he had killed his old man Mr John Maina for refusing to give hin Ksh 6000.
According to the suspect, “My father tried to slap me when I demanded money from him. He said I was lazy and useless, (so) I attacked him to teach him a lesson.”
He further added saying that, “I do not regret my action, after all, he is dead. I used a jembe to kill him then sliced him into pieces.”
Mr Maina’s body was discovered a few meters from his house.
The suspect’s elder brother Mr Joel Mwangi got suspicious on spotting blood stains on the suspect’s hands and clothes.
According to his brother Joel Mwangi while giving his account, “He (suspect) informed me that he found our father dead. When I asked him about the blood stains (on his hands and clothes), he claimed that he tried to load our father’s body into the family vehicle since he wanted to transport it to JM Memorial Mortuary.”
While at the shopping centre, the suspect is said to have asked for the area chief’s phone number to report the incident before being frog marched to the scene of murder by irate residents.
“He confessed that he had committed the murder after we found some of his bloodstained clothes at the scene of crime,” said Mr Mwangi.
Neighbours described the deceased as a polite and friendly man.
“We are shocked by his death. We are aware the killer son is a drug addict and a lazy troublemaker. We suspect he killed his father after he declined to give him money,” said Mr John Kamande, a neighbour.