Police Arrest A 14-Year-Old Boy For The Murder of A Journalist In Kibra

A worrying increase of deaths of members of the press has been marked by the latest murder of Pamoja FM’s journalist, Hassan Marjan 62 years of age a week ago with detectives making a major arrest of a juvenile believed to have drawn the stab that killed the journalist.

The journalists’, Marjan’s, body was found lying near the Kibra law courts with members of fourth estate raising alarm on the increased attacks on them and speedy investigations into the case.

Marjan who was laid to rest passed away as a Journalist at the Pamoja FM and died of stab wounds inflicted on him by what was believed to be a gang on his way home from work.

DCI detectives have so far arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the brutal murder of the Pamoja FM journalist Marjan with detectives saying he is believed to have been part of the gang and was positively identified after an analysis of IC3 CCTV footages.

The juvenile, according to the DCI detectives, stabbed Journalist Marjan on the left side of his chest a stab that is believed to have gone through to his heart killing him instantly.

“Following the appalling murder of 62-year-old Mohammed Hassan of Pamoja FM Radio, @DCI_Kenya Detectives today arrested a 14-yr-old juvenile positively identified after an analysis of IC3 CCTV footages. In a group of four others, the suspect accosted the deceased who was heading to his place after duty at the said radio station…” the DCI tweeted.

Following the appalling murder of 62-year-old Mohammed Hassan of Pamoja FM Radio, @DCI_Kenya Detectives today arrested a 14-yr-old juvenile positively identified after analysis of IC3 CCTV footages. In a group of four others, the suspect accosted the deceased who was heading… pic.twitter.com/M33KOqZfmR

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) May 11, 2020

The DCI detectives are looking for other men believed to have been involved in the murder of the Journalist together with a woman alleged to have been harbouring them.

“Detectives still pursuing the other three suspects and a woman believed to have been harbouring them, as the juvenile awaits arraignment,” the tweet reads speaking of the juveniles that murdered Journalist Marjan.

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