Nairobi Father Arrested After 13-Year-Old Son Dies Following Assault

The suspect was arrested after his son, Owen Wanjala, a Grade 9 student at Star of Hope Junior Secondary School, died at Olive Link Hospital in Lungalunga.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 — Police have arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the death of his 13-year-old son following an alleged assault in Sinai slums, Nairobi.

According to a police report, the incident was reported by Sinai Slums Chairlady Beatrice Mwangi, who alerted authorities after the boy’s body was found at the hospital.

Police officers from Lungalunga Police Station, alongside detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Makadara, visited the scene and established that the boy had allegedly been assaulted by his father on October 31, 2026.

The suspect is said to have struck the teenager on the head using a metallic pipe at around 4pm.

The boy reportedly complained of a headache following the incident but was not taken to hospital.

Source: Capital FM